Rove tied to House Lobbying Scandal through Former Aides

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20050714/pl_usnw/campaign_for_a_cleaner_congress__rove_tied_to_house_lobbying_scandal_through_former_aides106_xml


To: National Desk

Contact: Sandra Salstrom of Campaign for a Cleaner Congress, 202-393-4352

WASHINGTON, July 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Karl Rove's involvement in leaking the name of a CIA operative for political advantage during wartime could be just the tip of the iceberg as far as unethical behavior, since his web of influence extends to the most notorious figure of the House Lobbying Scandal.

"What is not widely known, however, is his close connection with Jack Abramoff, who is at the center of the lobbying scandal in which Washington is now embroiled. Rove let archconservative operatives like Grover Norquist call shots at the White House. And just this week, a Texas judge ruled that a former Rove lieutenant must face felony charges of money laundering for Tom DeLay's political operation.

-- When Rove got to the White House in 2001, he hired as his personal assistant Susan Ralston, previously Abramoff's personal assistant. Ralston has since become an insider's insider.

-- Norquist reportedly made a deal in which Ralston would take messages for Rove at the White House, then call Norquist to tell her whether she should put the caller through.

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This is a press release from Campaign for A Cleaner Congress and lists a web site for sources of above.

http://www.cleanercongress.org/index.php

full article:

http://www.cleanercongress.org/press/release_20050714.php



edited to fix yahoo link

[Eloriel]

1. Inteesting. We had a DUer -- I forget who -- whose wife worked for

Abramoff and quit some months ago, not very long before all this blew up. Wonder if there's any connection....?

[longship]

2. Jesus! Keep the hits comin'

Rove is in bi-i-i-i-i-i-g PooPoo.

So is Scooter Libby. So is Crashcart Cheney. So is CuckooBananas.

The whole thing is falling apart. NOW!!!

What a week for Malloy to be on vacation.

[proud patriot]

3. the yahoo link didn't work

:shrug:

[barbaraann]

4. They have disabled the "rec" function for that article.

(the Yahoo article)

[calimary]

5. When I see stuff like this, it sure makes me smile. As more of this stuff

comes out about rove - what utter world-class vermin he is - the notion that kkkarl rove is some sort of poor victim in this and a hero and a whistleblower starts to look less and less and less and less credible. Explain THAT one, republi-CONS! It also makes the overall fishiness of kkkarl rove stories that much more difficult to ignore by the media. Pretty soon there's probably gonna be so many of these that even the biggest apologists and enablers in the media will throw up their hands and give up on him. It just starts reeking a little bit too much.

I. Am. Loving. This. :loveya: :party: :toast:

[deminks]

6. Me too.

Rover is involved in everything. He is the man behind the curtain.