Rove is still active in policy

[Rose Siding]

Fred Barnes (and he ought to know, I guess) wrote:

"When Rove's job change was announced, it spread fear among the immigrant groups that are lobbying for immigration reform. Initial press reports indicated he'd be giving up any policy role. Not so. Rove still has the assignment of working on a compromise on immigration legislation acceptable to Bush and to a majority of congressional Republicans.
"And, by the way, Rove will have an even friendlier ally as White House chief of staff. The outgoing chief, Andy Card, was occasionally quoted as suggesting that Rove had amassed too much power at the White House. The new chief, Josh Bolten, appears not to feel that way and happens to be a close friend of Rove."

http://www.washtimes.com/national/inpolitics.htm

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. those were his precise words on Bloatway Blather Boyz yesterday.

It sounded just as stupid then as it reads now.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Rove is into everything. Never, ever turn your back on this man.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Once Rove gets indicted this week

he won't be into much of anything except defending himself.

Don't kid yourself, Rove is not superman and being under indictment is the next best thing to going to hell.

[MADem]

dupe, pardon my twitchy mouse

[MADem]

4. Yep, "Official A"

That's the real reason for his change in duties. He'll probably still be the lead dog on policy up until he gets his "walking papers." The purpose of the drill is to get someone else in there who has the bubble in case he has to take a powder in a hurry, so there's continuity at that desk.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

6. And how will that work?

... if and when Rove gets indicted, I can only imagine him being held without bail and incommunicato with the white house to keep him from activating his "nuclear option" on the people of the US. That along with still running the white house while under indictment. House arrest wont cut it, seeing how they are already familiar with NSA type communications/internet access (over access?).

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

5. And one day, soon hopefully, Karl...

...might want to be careful about turning his back on this man...

[Jai4WKC08]

7. What difference does it make?

Policy in the Bush WH has always been driven completely by politics. Rove has been up to his neck in deciding what policy to make and which policy to push from day one.