It was Rove

[SweetZombieJesus]

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

Big surprise there. Now we just have to sit back and wait to see if he'll go to jail over this.

[Mari333]

1. why the F isnt this all over the news???

Geezus!

[SweetZombieJesus]

3. Because the mainstream media is two months behind us

They're friggin pathetic.

[Mari333]

6. sheesh. I just figured out who KKKARL looks like,.

I KNEW there was a resemblance, just couldnt put my finger on it.

[Junkdrawer]

55. Editors in the US must be spiking this story...

It may also be like the point in Rat Race where the competitors eye each other and try to act nonchalant.

[skip fox]

2. And Scooter Libby!

:toast:

[alcuno]

20. I've long thought it came from Cheney's office.

They're totally controlled by their arrogance.

[remfan]

30. How about it came from both?

Initial leak from Cheney's office with a follow-up by Rove after the story failed to get traction...

Just a thought!

[skip fox]

44. The Cheney office makes sense as well because

some stories have Novak saying "Not in the WH."

[AP]

4. They didn't let Tyson fight from jail. Will they let Rove run W's campaign

from Federal prison?

[DemoVet]

10. Maybe they'll be celllmates

wouldn't that be peachy?

[MoonAndSun]

5. It will take some time, but the other news outlets will pick this up,

things don't happen as fast in the "real" media world as it does here at DU or on the blogs. This story is too juicy for the media NOT to pick it up.

[Brian Sweat]

7. Now we know Rove is history.

"The focus on Rove brought an odd twist to Bush's travels. When the president boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, he walked up the steps and waved — and not a single camera followed. He looked momentarily perplexed. All lenses were trained on Rove at the bottom of the steps."

[Catherine Vincent]

28. LOL!

I could just see the look on his stupid face.

[soleft]

8. I loved it last night on Aaron Brown

When he said to Mike Allen that he had gotten an email about the leak back in August, Mike Allen said, you should have acted on the email, Aaron, think of the scoop you would have had.

[MoonAndSun]

9. Aaron is too smug and above it all to put any credence on a silly

e-mail. I cannot watch him for more then a couple of minutes. He is so above it all. Yuck!!

[skip fox]

11. Predictions on the End Game???

Two soldiers (Rove Scooter Libby) will fall on their swords before week's end.

[MoonAndSun]

12. I think Rove will try his evil best to hang onto his job because he

knows bush* is nothing without him. But he messed with CIA and spooks and I do not think he can survive this. But I would like this to be dragged out for a long time, this story will only add to the decline in bush's* credibility and poll ratings.

If Rove falls now, it may be forgotten by election 2004.

[Brian Sweat]

14. Falling on swords will not be sufficient.

Jail time must be served.

[0rganism]

46. What if they were real swords?

Maybe the Rovester will seppuku on the front steps of the capital building? Hell, I'd pay to see that go down.

[tridim]

16. Sounds reasonable, but

I don't think that'll be the end game. Many more will go down before this is over. Did Bush and Cheney know what Rove did? Did they suggest it? Did Cheney order it? Did they attempt to cover it up? Who else was involved? Everyone? Soooo many questions.

Even if there is a perp walk tomorrow, the story is far from over.

[MoonAndSun]

27. If AssKKKroft investigates and Rove takes the fall, the investigation

will be closed. If an Ind Prosecutor does, then yes, it can lead down other avenues.

That is why it is important to get the Ind Counsel going on this.

[skip fox]

50. Also strong possibility of Congressional

Investigations, even if Rove takes his "frog-walk in chains."

[Lindsay]

13. Rove, hmmm?

Yeah, I am so surprised.

Now let's see if the FBI comes to the same conclusion....

[NoKingGeorge]

15. Who gave rOve the information.He is not authorized.

I don't think Karl is authorized to have that secret information. Condi ,clueless, and maybe Cheney have access. So the beat goes on.

[RobertSeattle]

22. Agreed

Why would a partisan political advisor need access to this type of classified data? (And why is partisan political advisor a Federal Employee anyway?)

[shimmergal]

37. On the first question.

Rove is Bush's brain, remember!

[calimary]

51. Hey guys, KKKarl can have any info he wants from THIS White House.

All he has to do is ask his mentor and good buddy, georgie. george approves of this guy, big-time, and is mean-spirited enough to appreciates his dirty tricks. He'd probably be happy to share anything he'd heard, or direct somebody else to share it with KKKarl. All KKKarl has to do is ask. bush would probably assume it's to screw somebody, so he'd automatically be all for it.

[JM]

54. Cheney would have access.

Does anyone recall the little blurb some time ago about Cheney pressuring CIA for information about Iraq and WMD? That indirectly ties him.

Later,
JM

[flamingyouth]

17. E-VIL, evil, evil, evil

So there's no surprise there.

Pasty-faced dipwad. Wonder how they'll treat Herr Karl in prison?

[alcuno]

18. With at least 6 journalists contacted, it was only a matter of time

before they started talking. What kind of idiots shop this kind of story around to 6 journalists?

[Junkdrawer]

23. Idiots that think they are above the law...

that's who.

[NicoleM]

19. Rove ain't going nowhere.

There is NO way Karl is going to fall on his sword. He knows he runs the WH, why would he give that up easily? Remember, his goal is a Republican majority for the next couple of generations. Rolling over on this will not get him there.

[Stephanie]

21. DU had this on August 21st

Where was the media?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=211244

[RobertSeattle]

24. Wow - that's pretty impressive!

Good for DU - not only a source for discussion but for news!

[Mari333]

29. The only way I get to breaking news is on DU

they are light years ahead of the media everytime.

[Stephanie]

42. We were following the Novak story in JULY, but the Rove info was in August

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=63399

[Skip Intro]

25. But...Novakula said no one in the WH called him...

Guess he met rover in person?

[Emboldened Chimp]

26. Ever ask anyone about Rove?

Whenever I talk politics with folks around the office or with friends, Rove invariably comes up. And I get the same damned response every time: "Who?"

Nobody knows who this guy is. Which is how he wants it. This guy isn't a celeb politician, like Rumsfeld or Powell. He's a frickin' shadow, the Wizard himself. I hope the curtain gets yanked back posthaste.

[West Coast Democrat]

31. True, Even If Karl Doesn't Get Nailed For This...

the thought of his anger and discomfort at hearing himself getting reamed in the press...that's almost enough.

[MoonAndSun]

33. He will be known once he does the "perp" walk.

I can only dream, can't I??

[Catherine Vincent]

36. I remember during the 2000 election

Karl Rove was mentioned and one of the guys in my office said he was real smart. I mean, you'd swear Rove was king of the world or something the way he was acting.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

41. Haldeman, Erlichman, MacGrudger

Nobody had ever heard of them before June of 1972.

Here's to seeing Karl's name in lights...

[gristy]

32. Journalists are speaking off the record

Until they are forced to speak on the record, for attribution, Rove is safe. What scenario could force the journalists to talk?

[lebkuchen]

35. Honor? Dignity?

National security?

If the Bushies are allowed to get their vindictive digs in legally against Wilson and his spouse, where does it end?

As long as Bush is going to out our spies, what the hell is the point of having a color-coded alert system?

[lebkuchen]

34. What about Novak's editors?

If not Novak himself?

CNNI was reporting its editors making profuse apologies for Novak's piece, saying they should have been more alert to such storie--which betray the security of our country after 9-11 and dozens of code red terror alerts since then.

Apologies not accepted.

[Mari333]

38. KICK

Because its amazing to watch the Repugs spin right now and lie when we KNOW it was Rove.
:kick:

[diplomats]

39. That means the WH flat-out lied when McClellan said

Rove was not the leaker. Hey, does this remind anyone of "I did not have sex with that woman"? :evilgrin:

[Stephanie]

43. It's not the crime, it's the cover-up

Who's been covering for Rove? Why didn't bush* demand an internal investigation when this treason first occurred, in July? Why did he continue to employ and consult an employee who sabotaged America's security in it's war on terror?

[skip fox]

48. damn good questions!!

n/t

[dkamin]

45. Or how about this?

"I'm gonna find the real killer."

[Junkdrawer]

40. First to spill the beans gets to write the book...

Did anyone here ever see the movie Rat Race...

[Junkdrawer]

47. We're waiting...

:evilgrin:

[Jackhammer Jesus]

49. Sweet, sweet justice!

Well, I don't want to start celebrating prematurely, but this is - to put it bluntly - fucking awesome! Especially after Rove's involvement was denied again and again during WH press conferences by McClellan.

I just hope we get an independent investigation now. And that they keep digging for more on Rove even after it's settled once and for all that he's responsible - God only knows what they'll find.

[Junkdrawer]

52. kick

:kick:

[Junkdrawer]

53. A Guardian-type kick

:kick: