The Rove move is PURE, UTTER, UNVARNISHED spin

[Stinky The Clown]

They're spinning the Rove 'change in portfolio' is a big deal. Dopes anyone think for one moment that his office will move? That his influence will change? That he will have any less power?

This is surely a case of lipstick on a pig.

The teevee cluckers are already right on script: "Could this be a slap-down of Rove?" asked the heavily scripted and lightweight-brained Randy Meyers of Nora O'Donnell.

The spin is for the benefit of the RW, really. 'See, we're doin' shit'.

[babylonsister]

1. Agree; when he took over that position, nothing changed.

Nothing will change now, unless Fitz gets involved. One can hope!

[rodeodance]

2. msnbc just said he will help with the 06 elections.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Yeah ......

.... as if, before this change, he hadn't planned on being involved.

His only portfolio - ever - has been to carry the mantle of Lee Atwater.

[Canuckistanian]

4. No policy decisions for Rove - riiight.....

And I've got some time-shares in Baghdad for sale....

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. every decision in this WH is about politics and policy.

and he has his fingers in every decision. I agree, no change at all.

[marlakay]

5. Just needed more time for stealing the next election

That was my first thought...

[madame defarge]

10. Exactly...

He'll be up to his usual dirty tricks... I expect we'll be seeing an increase in stories about Dem candidates' gay lovers, out-of-wedlock tri-racial children, and godless heathen druid worship...

[Contrary1]

6. You are absolutely correct on this one...

We all know Junior couldn't have a BM without Rover's approval.

[flyarm]

7. he still has security clearance right??? move along..no change here! n/t

[mike_c]

8. as long as Rove is out of custody he is a viper in the woodpile....

eom

[autorank]

9. Proud to be the first Rec...."lipstick on a pig"...you're too kind!

He's being moved because he's too noisy, didn't you hear that. Has his woofer and tweeter up all the way, all the time...that hip hop is driving the "big guy" nuts. Actually, that's no drive, it's a short put.

This is the pre Fitzgerald smack down; it's preemptive politics, it's power play lite.

They should have just fired the guy. These DC people never learn.

[OzarkDem]

17. Pre-emptive politics

I'm dreaming of the day when Dems start using pre-emptive strategies instead of reactionary ones...

[Supersedeas]

12. not even for the RW - just a distraction for the chattering classes

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Actually, its not a distraction for them ......

Talking about it is their order for the rest of the month.

[antonialee839]

14. Agreed. The Decider can't decide anything without him.

[blm]

15. Bush distancing himself from Rove.....suuuurrrrre he is.

The corporate media will catapult this propaganda for Bush like the chimps flinging poop on signal of their Chimperor.

[OzarkDem]

16. No, he's going to work on the 2006 election

He's already been to Ohio a few times, and has said he's targeting the senate race here.

He isn't supposed to be working on these races from the WH, so the change is strictly cosmetic.