Rove now has $200,000,000,000.00 of our money to spend as he likes?

[screembloodymurder]

This is my worst nightmare. Doesn't Congress appropriate funds? Can we stop this in Congress? WTF!

[Pawel K]

1. More details please???

[screembloodymurder]

4. I must admit I don't have the details.

I didn't watch the speech, but did * really put Rove in charge of the funds to rebuild NOLA or is it a joke.

[Carolab]

8. HERE ARE THE DETAILS from NYT and Arianna

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20050916/cm_huffpost/007419;_ylt=A86.I0F0WSpDs.YAUxn9wxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

{snip}

And speaking of playing politics, I love how the news that Karl Rove has been placed in charge of the reconstruction effort was buried in the ninth paragraph of a twelve paragraph New York Times story on Bush’s big speech.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/politics/15bush.html?ex=1284436800&en=7c5d31d9ba8e0ec4&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

This assignment proves that despite the president’s lofty rhetoric about “building a better New Orleans”, his main concern is stanching his political bleeding. Let’s be honest, when it comes to large-scale efforts like this, Ol’ Turd Blossom isn’t exactly Gen. George Marshall, who, before devising the Marshall Plan, had, among other things, been responsible for deploying over eight million soldiers in WW II...

So here is the White House’s Katrina Plan in a nutshell: block any independent examination of its failings, put the Einstein of damage control in charge of reconstructing New Orleans, keep the dead bodies out of sight, try to get away with general platitudes and palliatives, offer watered-down acceptances of “responsibility” while trying to pin everything you can on local yokels and fall guys like Brownie, and let Bush’s corporate cronies get fat on hefty no-bid reconstruction contracts.

So get ready for the New New Orleans -- Karl Rove’s Big Easy -- featuring the Halliburton French Quarter, the ExxonMobil River (formerly the Mississippi), Lake MBNA (formerly Pontchartrain), and Eli Lilly music (formerly jazz).

[TallahasseeGrannie]

2. Is this the first

time he has actually had anything other than an advising role?

Scary. Creepy.

[SteppingRazor]

5. No, he's been deputy chief of staff since the 2004 election...

which means he's had a direct hand in policy since then. This is certainly his biggest policy role to date, but not his first.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. yeah

I'm just sorta disillusioned by it all. Ever since he "won"the 04 election, I'm just sorta inept of feeling now... It's like they're trying to punch holes in me -to hurt me, but i've already gotten the furthest i'll ever go. It just goes past me. meh...

[tridim]

6. He's going to prison very soon

IMO he's not worth worrying about.

[TWiley]

7. I heard that trip was scheduled for when HELL froze over.

People in Hell have been requesting blue sno-cones. Maybe rove (compassionate conservative that he is) will drop them off.

[chavi]

10. I certainly hope so...

But, I'm getting nervous about Rove's newly appointed power. Would Bush give Rove this role if Bush knew that Rove was going down? :scared:

[tridim]

13. Yes he would, and precisely because he's going down

It's kind of like giving him a medal. Remember, these people don't live in our reality.

[chavi]

16. Well...

You're absolutely right about "these people don't live in reality"! I HOPE you're right about Rove getting the boot.

What type of medal should they give him? The CCF - "Corporations Come First"?

[newyawker99]

18. Hi chavi!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Greenpeach]

9. I passed "worst nightmare"

ages ago. Congress??!! Congress!?? They can't or won't do anything about anything! Living in a state of outrage and hopelessness is what we've come to. One outrage after another and we talk about it and scream about it but we can't do a damn thing.

[rurallib]

11. Remember this mother-fucker should be in jail

for treason!!! I bet the patying at Halliburton & Bechtel & Blackwater and especially the Carlile group went wellll into the night last night.

[nonconformist]

12. How much of that will be shoved into Gannon's thong? nt

[screembloodymurder]

14. I think the anti-christ has come out of the closet.

Even now there are those that do not see. The Great Deceiver is in control.

[DistressedAmerican]

15. The Numbers He Quoted Last Night Are A Joke.

The Repugs in congress will not authorize anything like the plan he put forward.

Although, a national lottery would likely pick a better person to handle this than the traitor.

How will the indictments affect his ability to throw all of this money around?

[triguy46]

17. Why isn't this the leading story everywhere???

He's a political hack! he's not a cabinet secretary, he's not elected, he's just the biggest kiss ass the bush family could find. Much like Brownie, not qualified for the job. Oh shit, this cannot be happening.