DNC: Is One Man's Grand Jury Investigation Another Man's Partisan Attack?

[MaineDem]

For Immediate Release
October 27, 2005
Contact: Karen Finney, 202-863-8148

Is One Man's Grand Jury Investigation Another Man's Partisan Attack?

Washington, DC - On July 13, the Republican National Committee issued a press release quoting seven Republican senators and eight Republican representatives defending Karl Rove from what they called "partisan attacks." <"Republicans Defend Karl Rove From Partisan Attacks," RNC release, 7/13/05: http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=5627>

With that press release still on the RNC website and media reports suggesting
that Karl Rove might be facing perjury charges, perhaps the 15 Republican Party
leaders who rushed to Rove's defense might want to revise and extend their
remarks.

The full text of the release follows:

Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Republicans Defend Karl Rove From Partisan Attacks
Contact: Tracey Schmitt
202-863-8614

Senators And Congressman Rally Around Rove

Republican Senators Defend Karl Rove:

NRSC 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)

NRCC 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)

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[madfloridian]

1. I love it....Wednesday, July 13, 2005....poor Rove and partisan attacks.

I like this attitude I am seeing from the DNC. Never let them forget. :evilgrin: