Karl Rove calls it quits...
- Thread starter Che Guava
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Yay! Another ruiner-of-lives with a Golden Parachute!
Masquerouge
Deity
That video link is... that link must not go out there for everyone to see.
Rove, as an adviser, oversaw one of the biggest ever collaspes in approval ratings for a President. He has been overrated by his allies and enemies alike.
Che Guava
The Juicy Revolutionary
A few quotes from teh man himself, courtesey of the BBC....
ON VOTING CHOICE
As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.
ON 9/11
Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.
I don't know about you, but moderation and restraint is not what I felt when I watched the twin towers crumble to the ground, a side of the Pentagon destroyed, and almost 3,000 of our fellow citizens perish in flames and rubble.
ON THE IRAQ WAR
[Anti-war protester] Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real anti-war movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an anti-war rally.
ON DEMOCRATS
I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them politically.
At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world and fundamentally different views on national security. Republicans have a post-9/11 view of the world, and Democrats have a pre-9/11 view of the world.
ON THE BLAME GAME
Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
ON VOTING CHOICE
As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.
ON 9/11
Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.
I don't know about you, but moderation and restraint is not what I felt when I watched the twin towers crumble to the ground, a side of the Pentagon destroyed, and almost 3,000 of our fellow citizens perish in flames and rubble.
ON THE IRAQ WAR
[Anti-war protester] Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real anti-war movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an anti-war rally.
ON DEMOCRATS
I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them politically.
At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world and fundamentally different views on national security. Republicans have a post-9/11 view of the world, and Democrats have a pre-9/11 view of the world.
ON THE BLAME GAME
Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
I'd much prefer that it was AG that was leaving...
Godwynn
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He also didn't dance to hip hop like Rove did.
White guys, please, we cannot dance. Stop the embarrassment now.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
And in other news....Bush's approval rating goes up 10 points due to Rove leaving......
Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
...from the guy that doesn't believe in polls.
Very much agreed. Rove may still be a trusted aide and political strategist, but his work is already done and he might as well spare himself the 12 or 15 hour days for the last year and a half.
MC Rove will find himself something else, probably something less stressful.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Thank Goodness one of Bush's cronies is leaving.
That I highly doubt. Bush's approval ratings will still remain in the bottom of the barrel.
That I highly doubt. Bush's approval ratings will still remain in the bottom of the barrel.
Enkidu Warrior
Ultramagnetic
Good riddance 
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Good riddance
Personaly, I would be running around the neighborhood screaming "やった" (Yatta)
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MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
Me stating what might happen isnt necessarily an endorsement that it is correct now is it?
His approval rating hasnt been in the bottom of the barrel for some time. I think you are thinking of congress.
Ever notice how people only want to spend more time with their family after years and years of work?
Well, we know that Karl Rove certainly wouldn't lie...
When was the subpoena due to arrive, again?
