You Always Hurt the One You Rove
I couldn't read Eugene Robinson's piece on Karl Rove's departure without thinking about this guy. Like Rove, Quizboy was an initial success who couldn't come to terms with the changing times and that lead to his downfall (one politically, the other as an authority in the scientist-hero world). Also, they are relentlessly loyal to their hero (George W. Bush/Dr. Venture).
The Democrats in Congress would do well to continue to pursue Rove for answers regarding his involvement in the Valerie Plame/Wilson leak as well as the US attorney firing. Why? In order to conclude, as the President has said, that "there was no crime here." The sooner Rove complies, the sooner both sides can put this mess behind them. Personally, I would hope that Congress pursues this issue even after Bush's term in office ends, but I know how political focus changes with each new administration.
Either way, I doubt Rove will do anything more than take a breather before he begins his quest to put out some political fires, continue to make Bush look like a hero and rebuild his image as a king-maker should his services be needed in 2012. In fact, based on the GOP appeal of has-beens Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich, that last one's practically a given.
The Democrats in Congress would do well to continue to pursue Rove for answers regarding his involvement in the Valerie Plame/Wilson leak as well as the US attorney firing. Why? In order to conclude, as the President has said, that "there was no crime here." The sooner Rove complies, the sooner both sides can put this mess behind them. Personally, I would hope that Congress pursues this issue even after Bush's term in office ends, but I know how political focus changes with each new administration.
Either way, I doubt Rove will do anything more than take a breather before he begins his quest to put out some political fires, continue to make Bush look like a hero and rebuild his image as a king-maker should his services be needed in 2012. In fact, based on the GOP appeal of has-beens Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich, that last one's practically a given.
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