Rove "cool as a cucumber" as "White House braces for new attacks"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

White House Watch: Bracing for new Rove attacks
Posted 8/4/05
By Paul Bedard

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050804/4whwatch.htm

White House officials and senior Republican strategists are bracing for a new round of attacks on Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove's involvement in the CIA leak probe, as Democrats move to take advantage of the slow news cycle in August. But insiders say they don't expect to hear anything new in the charges.

"There is no new news," says one senior White House adviser and Rove ally. "Rove is cool as a cucumber."

The Democrats, nonetheless, are looking at the case involving the leak of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame as a way to paint the White House as stonewalling a legitimate investigation. Coupled with the Bush administration's decision not to provide all documents related to Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts, some Democrats believe they can make the case that the White House isn't being honest with the public. Part of the strategy was unveiled this week when the Democratic National Committee released a fact sheet titled "Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Stone Wall." The opening paragraph said the theme will be built on every day.

"A daily service of the DNC, 'Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Stone Wall!' will highlight a specific fact that has been revealed and what Americans deserve to know about the White House's involvement in the improper and possibly illegal disclosure of an undercover CIA agent's identity for political gain." A DNC official said that "our main point has been that this is about more than just Rove; there was an internal working group focused on discrediting Joe Wilson," Plame's husband, who before her CIA connection was leaked had publicly criticized the Bush administration for its handling of intelligence on Iraq's weapons-making capability.

[Greeby]

1. "braces for new attacks"

translation: launching, not recieving

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Yup! Duck and cover Baby!

:hide: :nuke:

[wtmusic]

3. That cucumber is about to get pickled

[Clark2008]

13. Or get so old it gets slimy

Wait - Rove is already slimy!

[pinotnoir]

4. Rove

....let him rot in a cell....

[meganmonkey]

11. Indeed

And welcome to DU, pinotnoir!

:toast: (pretend it's wine glasses instead of beer)

[Deja Q]

5. Are they making him out to be Luke Skywalker, in control of his emotions?

Or are they suggesting something more sinister?

[kentuck]

6. Also, translated :

It's just partisan attacks by the Democrats. Don't pay a whole lot of attention to it. It's not really about a possible crime...

[wicket]

7. Would those "attacks" happen to include an indictment?

:rofl:

[Vickers]

8. Translation: "Rove scared shitless, as WH vows to obstruct justice"

:eyes:

[paineinthearse]

9. Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Stone Wall!

http://www.democrats.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=Mr.+Bush%2C+Tear+Down+That+Stone+Wall&x=8&y=4

DAY 17: Administration Officials Learned Plame's Identity Weeks Before Wilson's Op-Ed
As the investigation tightens into the leak of the identity of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, sources tell Time some White House officials may have learned she was married to former Ambassador Joseph Wilson weeks before his July 6, 2003, Op-Ed piece criticizing the Administration.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on August 1, 2005 10:40 AM

DAY 14: McClellan Said Rove and Libby Never Told Reporters that Plame Worked for CIA
In October 2003 White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan was asked during a White House Briefing, "Scott, earlier this week you told us that neither Karl Rove, Elliot Abrams nor Lewis Libby disclosed any classified information with regard to the leak.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 29, 2005 11:05 AM

DAY 13: Bolton Testified In Front of Grand Jury Investigating Leak of Plame's Name
On June 10, 2003 the State Department's Office of Intelligence and Research compiled a memo for Marc Grossman, then the Under Secretary of State for political affairs, on Joe Wilson's mission to Niger. The memo included the fact that Wilson's wife was a CIA operative working on WMD issues. According to lawyers, former Undersecretary of State John Bolton, gave testimony to the grand jury about the State Department memo.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 28, 2005 11:08 AM

DAY 12: CIA Spokesman Told Novak That His Plame Story Was Not True and That Her Name Should Not Be Printed
12 DAYS Since The American Public Learned That a White House Official With Security Clearance Leaked the Identity Of A CIA Operative.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 27, 2005 06:34 PM

DAY 11: Rove's Role As Confirming Source Was a Violation of Security Agreement He Signed
11 Days Since The American Public Learned That A White House Official With Security Clearance Leaked the Identity of A Covert CIA Operative.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 26, 2005 06:32 PM

DAY 10: Gonzales Notified Card of Pending Justice Department Investigation Hours Before President and White House Staff
Attorney General and former White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez appeared on Fox News this weekend and admitted to having advance notice of the Justice Department's investigation into the Valerie Plame leak.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 25, 2005 01:06 PM

DAY 7: Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Stone Wall!
A daily service of the DNC, "Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Stone Wall!" will highlight a specific fact that has been revealed and what Americans deserve to know about the White House's involvement in the improper, and possibly illegal, disclosure of an undercover CIA agent's identity for political gain.

Posted in Democratic National Committee on July 22, 2005 12:10 PM

[stubtoe]

10. Oh goodie! Just as things were getting slow on Rovegate.

Drip, drip, drip!

[Imagevision]

12. We need to keep this story alive-Rove-DSM especially Sibel Edmunds

Edmonds is appealing the Bush administration’s arcane use of "state secrets privilege," invoked last year to throw out her U.S. District Court lawsuit alleging retaliation for telling FBI superiors about shoddy wiretap translations and allegations that wiretap information was passed to the target of an FBI investigation. Given our multiple reports and numerous other interviews, Edmonds heard much more--but enough to warrant public suppression of criminal evidence by a wholly Republican appeals court panel?
http://www.fathers.ca/fbi_cover-up.htm

[rasputin1952]

14. I don't believe he is as SMART as a cucumber, in fact the whole admin

was chosen from a vegetable bin!

Rove never understood the simple fact that he is reaping what he has sown. Every asshole has his day, and Rove didn't learn from bush I that this type of behavior is detrimental to the soul; so he continues to out pace the rest of this vile administration. I guess if you have no soul, no sense in worrying about damage.