RNC release: GOP in Congress defend Karl Rove from 'partisan attacks'

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/RNC_release_GOP_in_Congress_defend_Karl_Rove_from_partisan_attack_0714.html

The following release was issue by the Republican National Committee Wednesday afternoon, detailing Republican members of Congress who have stepped up to defend Bush adviser Karl Rove from 'partisan attacks'. It is titled, "REPUBLICANS DEFEND KARL ROVE FROM PARTISAN ATTACKS."

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole (R-NC): "The Partisan Attacks Against Karl Rove Are Out Of Control And Entirely Inappropriate. He Is A Distinguished Member Of The White House And He Is My Friend." (National Republican Senatorial Committee, "Elizabeth Dole Statement On Karl Rove," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Dole: "It Is Incredibly Irresponsible For Individuals And Organizations To Make Accusations Based On Rumor And Innuendo. It Is Unfair To The Investigation And Even More Unfair To Karl Rove." (National Republican Senatorial Committee, "Elizabeth Dole Statement On Karl Rove," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN): "My Democratic Friends Would Be Doing The Nation A Great Service If They Spent Half As Much Time Getting Legislation Passed That Will Benefit The Country As They Do In Attacking Karl Rove." (Sen. Norm Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)

Coleman: "We Have Enough To Do In The Senate In Minding Our Own Business Than To Be Sticking Our Noses Into Someone Else's Business. Everyone Needs To Cool The Rhetoric, Focus On The Business Of The People, And Allow The Investigation To Run Its Course." (Sen. Norm Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA): "I Don't See Any Evidence Out There That He Violated The Law.'' (Richard Keil and Holly Rosenkrantz, "Rove's Role In Spy Inquiry Reverberates Throughout Capital," Bloomberg, 7/12/05)

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT): "In All Honesty, The Facts Thus Far - And The E-Mail Involved - Indicate To Me That There Is Not A Problem Here..." (Jim VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove," The Washington Post, 7/13/05)

Hatch: "I Have Always Thought This Is A Tempest In A Teapot." (Jim VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove," The Washington Post, 7/13/05)

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): "If Anyone Thought The Anger And Political Sniping That Infested The Capital During The Campaign Would End After The Election, They Were Flat Wrong. Partisan Attacks In Lieu Of The Facts Have Replaced Ideas, Action And Cooperation." (Sen. John Cornyn, "Attacks On Rove 'More Anger And Political Sniping,'" Press Release, 7/13/05)

Cornyn: "Sadly, These Attacks Are More Of The Same Kind Of Anger And Lashing Out That Has Become The Substitute For Bipartisan Action And Progress. While Republicans Focus On Accomplishing An Ambitious Agenda For The American People, Some Democrats And Their Allies In The Hyper-Partisan Interest Groups Continue On Their Path Of Smear And Distract." (Sen. John Cornyn, "Attacks On Rove 'More Anger And Political Sniping,'" Press Release, 7/13/05)

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA): "I Support Karl Rove." (Tom Raum, "Newsview: CIA Leak Probe Focuses On Rove," The Associated Press, 7/13/05)

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL): "Karl Rove Is A Friend Who, By All Accounts, Is Fully Cooperating With The Investigation. He Has Been A Most Valuable Member Of President Bush's Team And Has Always Conducted Himself According To High Standards. It's Disappointing That Some Democrats Are Using An Ongoing Investigation To Try And Score Political Points. Instead Of Focusing On The People's Business, Democrats Are Prejudging An Incomplete Investigation And Doing Nothing More Than Mounting Partisan Political Attacks." (Sen. Jeff Sessions, "Statement Of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions On Karl Rove," 7/13/05)

Republican Congressmen Defend Karl Rove:

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): "I Think We See Too Many Efforts Now Where People Quickly Rush To Judgment, Rush To Call For The Most Bizarre Solutions To Problems That Are Problems That Are Often Just Created In Their Own Minds." (Rep. Roy Blunt, Floor Statement, U.S. House Of Representatives, 7/13/05)

Blunt: "Karl Rove Has Fully Cooperated In Any Investigation, And For More Than A Year Now Has Permitted Investigators To Talk To Him." (Rep. Roy Blunt, Floor Statement, U.S. House Of Representatives, 7/13/05)

House Republican Conference Chair Deborah Pryce (R-OH):" I Think What The Democrats Are Doing With Karl Rove Is Just Another Politically Motivated Part Of Their Agenda." (CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports," 7/13/05)

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (R-NY): "The Extreme Left Is Once Again Attempting To Define The Modern Democrat Party By Rabid Partisan Attacks, Character Assassination And Endless Negativity. And As Has Become Their Custom, The Rest Of The Democrat Party Is Standing By Silently." (National Republican Congressional Committee, "NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds Statement On Karl Rove, Democrat Partisan Attacks," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Reynolds: "Democrats Are Bitter About Losing In 2004. And They Will Stop At Nothing To Accomplish Through Character Assassination What They Could Not Accomplish At The Ballot Box." (National Republican Congressional Committee, "NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds Statement On Karl Rove, Democrat Partisan Attacks," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA): "Karl Rove Is Just The Latest In A Long Line Of Targets For The Democrats Vitriol And Political Games. The American People Want To Know How Congress Is Going To Keep The Economy Growing, Lower Energy Prices And Keep Them Secure At Home." (Rep. Eric Cantor, "Cantor Statement on Democrat Attacks On Karl Rove," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA): "Karl Rove Who Did Not Even Know This Woman's Name Did Not Have Any Information Of Her Acting In Any Covert Manner. It Is Just Silly." ("Fox News', "Fox News Live," 7/13/05)

Kingston: "The Democrats Are Absent On Issues Such As Social Security, They Are Ambivalent About Iraq To Begin With And They're Throwing Up One More Smoke Screen Aimed At Karl Rove Who They're Mad At." ("Fox News', "Fox News Live," 7/13/05)

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX): "I Support Karl Rove ..." (Tom Raum, "Newsview: CIA Leak Probe Focuses on Rove," The Associated Press, 7/13/05)

DeLay: "This Is Typical Of The Democrats. They Smell Blood And They Act Like Sharks. Karl Rove Is A Good Man. He Was Doing His Job. He Was Trying To Talk A Reporter Out Of Filing A False Story Based Upon False Premise. I Don't See That He Has Done Anything Wrong." (Fox News' "Studio B," 7/13/05)

Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX): "The President And Karl Rove Are Doing Exactly What They Should. They Are Cooperating Fully With The Pending Investigation." (Rep. Kay Granger, "Congresswoman Granger Calls Democrat Attacks On Rove Partisan Gamesmanship," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Granger: "He Knew Then That Much Of What Joe Wilson Was Saying Was Untrue. The Calls For Mr. Rove's Resignation Are Simply Partisan Gamesmanship." (Rep. Kay Granger, "Congresswoman Granger Calls Democrat Attacks On Rove Partisan Gamesmanship," Press Release, 7/13/05)

Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY): "Republicans Should Stop Holding Back And Go On The Offense: Fire Enough Bullets The Other Way Until The Supreme Court Overtakes." (Jim VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove," The Washington Post, 7/13/05)

[Guckert]

1. Was there a leak?? YES. Who was the leak? as per Cooper, it was ROVE. end

of discussion. :kick:

[HockeyMom]

2. These congress people SHOULD start looking at the

polls of their constituents. When you have in the 90% range calling for Rove to be fired, that is NOT a partisan divide.

[Oreo]

7. That's why

a bill on the floor of the Senate to pull Rove's security clearance is important. Get these people on the record voting for Rove to retain his clearance. When (and I do believe it will happen) Rove is indicted, it will be on record that these Senators supported a traitor.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Good point!

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. May his going down tarnish them all.

[Talismom]

10. I'm really starting to think it might! n/t

:bounce:

[ewagner]

4. Another fine

example of Republicans "Circling the Wagons" and firing back with their deny and slime campaign

[liberal N proud]

5. Hello! ---- This is not partisan politics it is about the LAW

You know the one that Clinton was held to.

The repukes always cry partisan every time they are attacked.

[seemslikeadream]

6. Come on ya'll get on the record as defending this sleaze ball

We'll have some fun when you get slapped with the truth.

Can't ya get some more to sign up? ONLY 21?

[grytpype]

9. Why Do They Capitalize Every Word Of Every Sentence?

It Is Very Hard For Me To Read This Shit When Every Word Is Capitalized Not That I Would Read It Anyway But If I Did I Would Have A Hard Time Man Is My Left Pinky Finger Getting Real Tired Of Hitting The Shift Key These Repugs Must Have Real Strong Pinkies.

[halobeam]

12. LOL!!!

:bounce: :toast: :rofl:

[Walt Starr]

11. Save that list for posterity!

Rove will be an albatross around their collective necks.

[Totally Committed]

13. Where was all this concern when they went after Clinton's reputation?

And he was President of the United States!!!!

Karl Rove is a WH apointee who technically reports to Bush's Chief of Staff. (On West wing, he'd be "Josh"... Leo would have to fire him.) Why the eff are they trying to protect him this way?

Something is not smelling right at all.... I mean, these people do business this way, that's a given. They are all ratbastards who stick together like glue. But, isn't this beginning to seem like a bit of overkill for a guy at this level of the pecking order?

TC

[skip fox]

14. Great! The longer they defend him and the longer he's in the admin., the

better for us politically. Roadkill only stinks more the second week.

[woodsprite]

15. Looks like a list of people who need letters written to them.

Partisanship in this country is no longer based on Repub vs. Dem. It's Crooks & Liars vs. the American People. I am SOOOO tired of it. It is an insult to our 2 party system to even consider that these people are republicans. The repub party has been hijacked and the only way for the sane repubs to reclaim it is to join us Dems. Unless they too (the sane repubs) are crooks and liars.

OK, I'll climb down off my soapbox for now since I'm at work, but reading those comments just got me soooo steamed! :mad:

[Old and In the Way]

16. The Republican Syndicate see's no crime?

That's rich. But understandable. When you are the Criminal Party, you're ability to see crime is severely diminished.

[Skittles]

17. NICE TRY ASSHOLES

BUT HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE FACT THIS INVESTIGATION WAS ORDERED BY THE CIA ??????????????????????

[kitkat65]

18. I do believe McClellan said it best "This is a criminal investigation..."

And he's technically one of their own, right?