Scenario: Rove is indicted and convicted, but Bush keeps him on staff.

[The Night Owl]

Scenario: Rove is indicted and convicted, but Bush keeps him on staff. Then what happens?

[skids]

1. Republicans lose both houses of congress. n/t

[Lord_StarFyre]

2. Will you stop looking at the bright side!!!!

:)

[atommom]

3. The RW pundits gush about how loyal our great leader is to his

loyal servant, who was unfairly smeared by the libruls. The division between the Kool-Aid drinkers and the rest of American becomes even greater. Another king-sized distraction becomes necessary ....

[Brotherjohn]

4. Convicted, and he goes to jail. How could he do his job? Appeal?

If so, and kept on, Bush's approval would be at 25% (yes, he'd even lose 5% of his loyal "30-percenters".

The Dems would sweep Congress in 2006, and if Howard Dean ran for president and did nothing but the "Dean scream" all day, every day, on the campaign trail (and in the debates), he'd STILL win.

Okay, I exagerrate. but you get the picture. Bush would be toast.

[skip fox]

7. He'll be pardoned. But will he then have to testify?

He will no longer be able to plead the 5th, but could the pardon be drafted in such a way (or be deferred to such a time) that Rove will not have to talk to the grand jury???

And what would he say to the grand jury if he testified truthfully? Who would he imlicate? Cheney? W?

[whistle]

5. You mean they move the White House over to Federal Prison....

...Sounds like the movie, "Wise Guys".

[Brotherjohn]

6. You mean "Goodfellas"? If it happens, that'd be a great SNL skit!

[indepat]

8. Should such happen, it would surprise me nary a bit for Rove to be

kept is some advisory capacity.

[iconoclastic cat]

9. Rules for Stray Bush Administration Officials:

Rules for Stray Bush Administration Officials:

1. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if somebody did leak classified information.

2. Stray Bush Administration officials will fired if any of them was involved in the improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity.

3. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are under investigation for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity.

4. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are indicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity.

5. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity.

6. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity and sentenced for that crime.

7. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity and sentenced to time a prison facility.

8. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity and sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility.

9. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity; sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility; and murder a cellmate.

10. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity; sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility; and murder a heterosexual cellmate.

11. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity; sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility; and murder a heterosexual Christian cellmate.

12. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity and sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility and murder a white, heterosexual Christian cellmate.

13. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity, sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility, and are convicted of the murder of a white, heterosexual Christian cellmate.

14. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity; sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility; are convicted of the murder of a white, heterosexual Christian cellmate; and are sentenced to death.

15. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are convicted for improper disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's identity; sentenced to hard time a maximum security federal prison facility; are convicted of the murder of a white, heterosexual Christian cellmate; and are put to death.

16. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if they are dead.

17. Stray Bush Administration officials will fired if they are dead and cannot be reanimated using various salts described by H.P. Lovecraft in the story, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward."

18. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if, upon reanimation, they attempt to eat the brains of other Bush Administration officials.

19. Stray Bush Administration officials will be fired if, upon reanimation, they...EEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

[atommom]

10. Thanks for clearing that up!

:rofl:

[iconoclastic cat]

11. Fixed the typo...crap!

[Ready2Snap]

12. Then we'll call it The West Block

[DeaconBlues]

13. if Rove is convicted he will be formally "let go"

Informally, he will still be doing whatever he is doing now. His office will just be at Club Fed. All it takes is a phone.