Rove row deepens into full-blown scandal

[brettdale]

Rove row deepens into full-blown scandal

http://www.sundayherald.com/50944

The scandal over the White House leak of a CIA agent’s identity is this weekend turning far uglier as new accusations and revelations unfold. President Bush has jeopardised national security by not disciplining his top aide Karl Rove for his role in the burgeoning controversy, said ex-CIA agents in a hearing in Washington.

[aquart]

1. Rove has been questioned FIVE times?

Rove, the architect of Bush’s political career, has testified before a closed-door federal grand jury and been questioned by FBI agents at least five times.

How many times have the others been questioned?

[bleever]

3. Rove had two FBI interviews , and three trips to the grand jury .

Doesn't sound good.

[H2O Man]

5. That's considered

highly unusual.

[bleever]

7. "We're sorry to call you back, Mr. Rove, but we're still trying to

clear up a few points of confusion."

:)

[Donailin]

9. Infectious smile

:)

I for one am loving every minute of this, and savoring it too.

[tridim]

13. I hear ya..

But the torture photo thing is kind of harshing my buzz. I fear they're much worse than I was expecting. :(

[CantGetFooledAgain]

8. Sounds very, very good to me.

:evilgrin:

[Donailin]

17. Love your handle

:toast:

[CantGetFooledAgain]

18. Thanks. Still my all time favorite Bushism.

[earth mom]

20. I like your handle too...wish I had been as clever and funny...

[aquart]

14. POV. Sounds lovely to me.

[central scrutinizer]

19. A Perry Mason moment

Remember when Perry would have all of his ducks in a row, then say, "The defense would like to recall Mr. Rove to the stand," and Mr. Rove would bolt for the door, only to be tackled by Lt. Tragg? Bwah hah hah.

[bleever]

2. Yes, just the kind of buzz I like to hear. The ex-CIA agents were great.

I remember, way way back, when Rove reportedly remarked to someone about the Plame leak, "We're bring the earth-movers in over this one."

And yet, the body politic is still healthy enough to expel this kind of criminal abuse of power.

[rodeodance]

4. thinks are a changing and the world is watching.

.....The scandal, a classic Washington tale of mud-slinging and whispers, with massive political ramifications, is undermining Bush’s popularity. It is also refuelling debate over the administration’s justification for war as Americans become more disillusioned about casualties in Iraq, and jittery about terrorism because of the London bombings.

The heat was turned up on Friday when several ex-CIA agents slammed President Bush for failing to take action in the naming of Plame two years ago, and for using an intelligence agent as a political football. Her husband, former ambassador Joe Wilson, had days before publicly accused the administration of “twisting” intelligence on Iraq’s weapons to bolster its case for the war.

Bush’s silence on the scandal, and on the White House’s role, is hampering the war on terror, said ex-agents in a special hearing organised by Democrats.

“I wouldn’t be here this morning if President Bush had done the one thing required of him as commander in chief – protect and defend the constitution,” said Larry Johnson, a registered Republican. “The minute that Valerie Plame’s identity was outed, he should have delivered a strict and strong message to his employees.”

[Booster]

15. And if those prisoner-abuse photos come out, Bush be toast.

Yea!

[DanCa]

6. They were true patriots

Putting country over party. I respect and salute the ex cia men that had the guts and intergrity to show up for the hearring.

[ginnyinWI]

10. they were wonderful!

They have a lot of credibility and a lot of moxie.

Rove is good at smear-tactic politics, but his talents aren't going to get him out of this jam. It doesn't matter how many people believe his continued spinnnig and smearing--it won't have any effect on Fitzgerald.

This administration has flubbed big-time, and now all who are related to it are vulnerable (finally!).

I guess there's some life in this old democracy of ours yet.

[Burried News]

11. I agree - this ones for all the Marbles - turn your head to the right

and cough George.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. We got to hear a friend of Valerie Plame and ex-CIA agent speak today

The repercussions of the inaction by this administration are deep and long lasting...and for a few Bush bot pundits to blow this off as a "nothing" outing just blows me away. Even more so today.

[Al-CIAda]

21. Did he now? Put porky on the spit. n/t

[AlCzervik]

16. i've been on vacation for a week and feared this story would be gone by

the time i got back, glad to see my fear wasn't born out.