Indictment or not, Rove has been effectively neutered.

[Lex]

Who takes his phone calls now?

Who wants to be associated with his smearing and slime?

Maybe his phone is tapped, people will wonder. Maybe he's still being investigated.

I say Rove's going to have a mighty hard time getting anyone to return his phone calls now.

[tanyev]

1. Rove neutered.

I like the sound of that.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I disagree.

This pack of crooks visits each other in prison without any apparent surveillance.

[bryant69]

4. I'm not sure what that refers to

The Judith Miller visit, I guess?

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22. Exactly. If the mafia can run its organization from prison, why can't

the Bush Administration take Rove's call from wherever he hails?

[bryant69]

23. Yeah

But the question is will Tom Delay take his calls? OK bad example, they could just meet in the exercise area.

But what about other more mainstream Republicans, not to mention Democrats, not to mention lobbyists and others? It narrows Rove's circle of influence. He can still exercise influence of Bush (if Bush lets him), but beyond that not very much.

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[SHRED]

3. I don't know...

we have Iran Contra players still playing.

[Lex]

6. Well, the crooks do all stay together, that's true. nt

[liberalnurse]

5. He is miserable......thats a start.

He no longer can be the mouse that roared.

[zanne]

7. He'll take the offense.

He knows he got away with it.

[Lex]

8. Who else wants to take the chance on doing his bidding?

He operates under the radar--now people will have to wonder if he's still being investigated. If he's under surveillance or what.

[blm]

9. I don't think so...HE is the one still being investigated. That makes him

more likely to be kept at a distance, by those who don't want the investigation to reach their doorstep.

[Skelington]

13. I agree with you,

A "close call" will not force him to stop, slow down or even fade into the back ground. Like a serial killer he will only get more bold.

[LA lady]

10. I totally disagree

I think he will be emboldened. He got away with it and now he will feel invincible. They are saying the investigation of Rove will only last a few more days and once that's over, look out.

[Lex]

14. But he needs people who will be willing to risk being investigated

since now he may be *still* under investigation himself.

I think he will feel relieved and maybe emboldened.

It's the people he needs to do his sliming and smearing that may think twice about returning his phone call.

[hang a left]

18. Who is "they"?

[hippiechick]

11. Nope, sorry ...

... now the band of thugs can just operate from behind the scenes like they've been since Watergate shooshed them off the main stage.

Cockroaches never die - they just hide in the dark where nobody can see what they're really up to.

[wishlist]

12. Media may no longer be under the same stranglehold of fear of retaliation

These developments are actually great for freedom of the press and media since the floodgates of open inquiry seem to have finally begun to open.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Talk to Rove and you might be asked to testify.

A phone call from Rove might cost you $1000 in lawyer expenses, just to start.

[Lex]

17. Exactly what many will think now.

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. No he hasn't. Bush's brain is still able to wreak havoc

on our country and our elections. It fucking SUCKS that the bastard isn't going to be indicted. As USUAL...he gets off scott free and personally, I'm sick of this shit. KKKRove=TEFLON.

[Double T]

19. Psychopaths are never neutered and Rove is NO exception

[madokie]

20. To you, I and most here what you say is probably true

but to the criminals he feeds from I think the opposite is true.

[Silverhair]

21. Sorry. Disagree.

Rove has always preferred to operate behind the scenes. His main job has always been planning. Now he will be able to concentrate on that, and leave executing his plans to others. He will add a layer of insulation, like the mafia bosses do.

And he will spin the investigation as being politically motivated.