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I saw him on Hardball (sans Tweetie), and they asked him about Rove resigning his public job to focus on Selection 2006. Joe said that this was because the single most important thing on W.'s mind was keeping Congress in the hands of Republicans, because if Democrats got in control, people like Kennedy, Hyde, Waxman and Pelosi would start issuing summons and asking questions.
Now, just a week ago, Pat Buchanan was on Countdown, telling Republicans that it was their job to instill fear in the base by reminding them that a Democratic victory would put AFRICAN-AMERICAN Congression people in charge of Congress. What was missing from Scarborough's litany? Any mention of Conyers (soon to be the head of the House Judiciary) or any other black Congress person who might alarm Tweetie's GOP viewers.
Joe is from the South and a Republican himself, so when he does something like this, it is intentional. He basically castigated W. as more concerned about covering his ass than running the country (something that Papa Bush would never have allowed himself to be)--and made sure not to accidently do him any favors.
Joe is still pissed about Katrina, I think.
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