Posts Tagged ‘karl-rove’

Democrats blaming Swine flu on Republicans

April 27th, 2009 | 7 Comments

I kid you not.  John Nichols at The Nation actually is blaming this “pandemic” on Republicans.  He’s serious too.  Here’s some meat: When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year’s emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed [...]

Alberto Gonzales resigning

August 27th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Alberto Gonzales was one of the architects of The Patriot Act.  He was also the legal mastermind in keeping it afloat.  He did this initially more or less discretely.  However, in November 2004 Bush nominated him to be the next Attorney General.  That’s when his work with The Patriot Act came front and center.  And, [...]

Karl Rove resigning

August 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Karl Rove has announced he is resigning effective August 31. Good. I have always felt Rove is a genius at coordinating national campaigns. Probably the best there is right now. However, he works best in the background. When subjected to direct scrutiny he just doesn’t look so good and never took the heat for actions [...]

Karl Rove charges dropped

June 13th, 2006 | No Comments

In July 2005, Nancy Pelosi had this to say about Karl Rove: “The president has said that anyone who leaked the identity of Ms. Plame should no longer be part of his administration. €¦ That means firing Karl Rove and anyone else in the White House if they identified her as a CIA clandestine service [...]