Have you heard that Rove is in charge of recovery operations in the South

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now? I think I'm feeling sick now. This is the guy Bush was suppose to fire. They think they are so above it all. As long as we say nothing they are.

Rove's leadership role suggests quite strikingly that any and all White House decisions and pronouncements regarding the recovery from the storm are being made with their political consequences as the primary consideration. More specifically: With an eye toward increasing the likelihood of Republican political victories in the future, pursuing long-cherished conservative goals, and bolstering Bush's image.

That is Rove's hallmark.

Rove, Bush's long-time political adviser and the "architect" of Bush's ascendancy, was rewarded after the 2004 election with a position at the White House with overt policy responsibilities. But whereas in some previous White Houses, governance took precedence over campaigning once the election was safely over, Rove has shown no sign of ever putting policy goals above political ones. (See my Rove profile.)

Tonight's speech promises two classic features of the Rove approach.



www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/09/15/BL2005091501098.html

www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/politics/15bush.html

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1. malloy's screaming about it. This is disgusting!!! n/t

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2. Yes, see LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1783577&mesg_id=1783577

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