100 people paid "between $500 and $2,500 apiece to meet with Rove" today

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Rove spoke for about 15 minutes at the online brokerage firm, answered a few written questions from employees, and then left without taking questions from reporters. He stuck solely to the Social Security message, not mentioning the bombings that left at least 50 dead in London. Nor did he address the pending investigation into whether Bush administration officials in 2003 illegally leaked the name of a CIA agent to reporters after the agent's husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, publicly criticized the Bush administration's arguments for going to war in Iraq.

"I think what they're doing is avoiding public, open debate on the issue ... in the hopes they will regain momentum" on Social Security, said Steve Achelpohl, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party. "Bush's domestic agenda has come to a grinding halt and it's an effort to restart something."

But the main reason for the Nebraska visit, he said, was to raise money for the state GOP and possibly send a signal to Republicans that the Bush administration will back whomever opposes Nelson in the 2006 Senate race. Former GOP state chairman David Kramer will face off against former Attorney General Don Stenberg in next May's Republican primary election.

About 100 people were expected to pay between $500 and $2,500 apiece to meet with Rove at the Burlington Building in downtown Omaha Friday evening.



"White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove speaks at Ameritrade in Bellevue on Friday. (Eric Gregory)"

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/07/08/local/doc42cf060cbf828229509436.txt

[eleny]

1. Look at that glossy forehead

Hope he's sweating it these days.

[ClayZ]

4. And shopping for stain remover

for his underwear! Might as well plan ahead!

[pk_du]

2. Looks more like this guy every day....

[MazeRat7]

3. Its all perspective: You would have to pay ME to see Rove.

I figure I would need to $$$ to cover my attorney fees after getting tossed in the pokey for not being a good machine.

MZr7

[orleans]

5. they're raising money to find a cheney look-alike

since the original cheney had his batteries wear out--they tried recharging him a few weeks ago but i don't think they had much luck. besides, there seems to be a bit of corrosion.

[MichiganVote]

6. Exit Cheney. Enter Rove, stage right

[Contrary1]

7. Thay 're all dillusional, every one of them.

"...possibly send a signal to Republicans that the Bush administration will back whomever
opposes Nelson in the 2006 Senate race."

Who in their right mind would want Bushco backing them? I think Ed Naha at Smirkingchimp.com
said it best when he referred to Shrub as "Wearing his poll numbers around his ankles..."

[RevCheesehead]

8. Here's hoping it's his farewell tour. nt

[Poiuyt]

9. So, is Rove going to be the next criminal who becomes the RW's darling?

Like Oliver North?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

11. Yeah...future "Fox News Special Correspondent Karl Rove."

A golden parachute to gently lower his fat ass to the ground.

:grr:

[man4allcats]

10. If they'd just waited awhile

they could have seen him for free on visitors' day at the slammer. :rofl: