Newsweek: 'Thanks for Everything' -- gotcha, Karl ...

[understandinglife]

'Thanks for Everything'

Did Karl Rove have a hand in replacing the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico? An overlooked e-mail may provide a clue.

Web exclusive

By Michael Isikoff

March 28, 2007 - New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici’s chief of staff sent a cryptic thank-you note to Karl Rove just as the senator was recommending replacements for David Iglesias, the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico, according to internal White House and Justice Department documents.

“Thanks for everything,” Domenici chief of staff Steve Bell wrote Rove and two other White House officials, including Rove’s political deputy, Scott Jennings, in a Jan. 8, 2007 e-mail that forwarded the name of a candidate to replace Iglesias.

Buried in Justice Department documents released two weeks ago, the Bell e-mail was not initially noticed by congressional investigators because it was sent to Rove’s political e-mail account—not his more clearly recognizable White House e-mail address.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17837826/site/newsweek/

Dang those pesky emails ....

[stellanoir]

1. With the plethora of scandals and crimes we've had to endure over recent years,

doesn't it feel as though this one isn't going down the memory hole?

Hope so.

K & R'd

[understandinglife]

2. They've all now entered the "tape zone" ... and I don't think they'll ever get out!

:hi:


Peace.

[H2O Man]

3. Yes!

This is an important article. Very interesting.

[understandinglife]

4. "I am not aware of Karl Rove playing any role in the AG's decision to appoint Griffin." Liar, liar

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But emails subsequently released by the Justice Department showed that wasn't the case. Last December, for example, Sampson wrote in an email that Griffin's appointment was "important to Harriet, Karl, etc." Other emails showed that Rove's deputy had been intimately involved in the effort to get Griffin installed as the U.S. Attorney in Eastern Arkansas.

In a letter accompanying documents sent to Congress today, Hertling admits that the assertion in his letter isn't true, adding, "We sincerely regret any inaccuracy." And to answer questions about who was responsible for that inaccuracy, he accompanied his letter with 202 pages documents "reflecting the preparation and transmittal of the February 23 letter."

Among the documents is a February 8th email from Kyle Sampson providing what ultimately, with a few small revisions, comprised Hertling's letter. And in that email Sampson wrote that Hertling should say, "I am not aware of Karl Rove playing any role in the Attorney General's decision to appoint Griffin."

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You can bet that Sampson will be questioned about this during the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow morning.

Link:http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002898.php

And, as was indicated in the Isikoff article cited in the OP, Sampson seems to be the latest victim of the vapid, rampant 'beltway memory loss' syndrome ...


Be The Bu$h Opposition - 24/7

[Klukie]

5. All roads lead to Rove

The more hearings the Dems have the more his nastiness is exposed. His deputy Jennings seems to be getting some attention as well. Rove has taken dirty politics to a whole new level. Even though all roads clearly lead to Rove, nobody can nail his ass to the wall. He is truly a snake. I wish someone close to him would expose a weakness so he could be torn down the way he enjoys tearing down his opponents.

[malaise]

6. Which explains the new dump of emails

today which attempt to blame Sampson. Rove is getting desperate.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x526220
Add link.

[Cha]

13. THanks, malaise!

[understandinglife]

7. We'll finish this investigation before we'll have any confirmation hearings for a new attorney ...

... general," said Leahy. "I want to know what the facts were."

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17844046

And that's, that ...


Peace.

[DemReadingDU]

8. email from Steve Bell

forwarded to Sampson to Goodling

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/steve-bell/


Dang that pesky email ;)

[bleever]

9. On the cc: list are Special Assistant to the President

and Associate Counsel to the President Jennifer R. Brosnahan, and Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President Leslie Fahrenkopf.

Hmmm...

[DemReadingDU]

14. Thanks! I saw those other names

but wasn't sure who they are what they do.

It is certainly a Hmmmm...

[understandinglife]

16. As HuffPo is currently headlining it .... "Endless Paper Trail: New Docs Link WH to AG Scandal"

... and they point to this new NYTimes article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/washington/29rove.html

Payback's a real nasty deal, Rover, and you're gonna be facing it until the very last gasp of breath your incredibly evil spirit experiences ....


Peace.

[spanone]

10. Kick & Recommend

[bleever]

11. Also getting cc's on these emails were

Rachel Brand
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy
United States Department of Justice

Rachel Brand Rachel Brand was confirmed by the United States Senate as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy of the United States Department of Justice on July 28, 2005. She had served as Acting Assistant Attorney General since March 28, 2005. As the Assistant Attorney General, she manages the development of a variety of civil and criminal policy initiatives, the creation of departmental regulations, and the Department’s role in the confirmation of the President’s judicial nominees. From July 27, 2003, until her appointment as the Assistant Attorney General, Ms. Brand served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy and focused particularly on issues related to the war on terrorism.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/rbrand-bio.html


And Kristi R. Macklin is a deputy AG.

[DemReadingDU]

15. another Hmmmm...

[understandinglife]

17. ... and, another ....

:hi:


Peace.

[Cha]

12. Love those Pesky e-mails! And thank

Newsweek for shining some light on them!

"Thanks for everything"..indeed, rove. Thanks for overplaying your fat fucking hand.