Rove Returns, With Team, Planning G.O.P. Offensive

[Judi Lynn]

Source: New York Times

Rove Returns, With Team, Planning G.O.P. Offensive
By JIM RUTENBERG
Published: September 25, 2010

WASHINGTON — In 2004, the Republican master strategist Karl Rove led weekly sessions at his Washington residence where, over big plates of his butter-smothered “eggies” and bacon slabs, he planned the re-election of President George W. Bush — and what he hoped would be lasting Republican dominion over Democrats.

In April, Mr. Rove summoned several of the important players behind Mr. Bush’s ascendance to his home once again, this time to draw up plans to push a Republican resurgence.

Over takeout chicken pot pies, the group — the Republican fund-raiser Fred Malek, the onetime lobbyist and Bush White House counselor Ed Gillespie, and former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter Mary Cheney, among others — agreed on plans for an ambitious new political machine that would marshal the resources of disparate business, nonprofit and interest groups to bring Republicans back to power this fall.

When Mr. Rove left the White House in 2007, Democrats rejoiced at what they believed would be the end of his political career and the brand of Republicanism he espoused. This election season is proving that he is back — if he ever really left at all.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/us/26rove.html

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The team.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Lots of comfort food

They have needs.

[Solly Mack]

2. There's just so much I could say right now

But I'll refrain

[Frustratedlady]

3. I hope this doesn't include manipulating the voting machines/results.

I think everyone, including Repugs, are sick of hearing Rove and his side-kick Queen Cheney spew their lies, so I don't think they'll have as much of an effect this go-round. I may be wrong, but I know a lot of Repugs who groan at the mention of Rove.

I'm more concerned about them having access to the voting results. I'm voting by absentee ballot to make sure my vote is on paper.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. And he returns covered in the stink of failure

The "new order" in the Republican party is Palin, Bachmann, O'Donnell, the teabaggers...

...and whenever Rove breaks rank from them, his fat ass gets slapped until he backs down.

So the only thing he brings to the table is a desire to win no matter what the cost, and a complete lack of conscience...which may be all they need from him at this point.

[gateley]

5. They're coming backed by big bucks and loaded for bear. I was impressed that

they said (about Dems) - what do they have that we don't have? I wonder if we've ever planned that thoroughly.

We need to take them seriously because as we know, it's always the fucking money, and they have plenty.

[SoapBox]

6. The TurdBlossom makes me sick...

...scum and his maggots.

[Blandocyte]

7. Offensive is a good word for it

Are we doomed to losing our social security and medicare at the hands of these greedy pigs? Mother effers!

[golfguru]

8. Medicare will go broke on it's own accord

social security will be rescued no matter who gets elected.

[applegrove]

9. Too bad for Rove they no longer release exit polls on the day of the election. He won a few

elections by ****ing with that.

[toddwv]

10. When the Republicans say election strategy

Think voter suppression on a MASSIVE scale and highly irregular election results that can't be verified because there's no paper trail.

[Democat]

11. Republicans plan offensives Democats prefer defense!

Which is why we lose most of the time.

[RandomThoughts]

12. heh, speak for yourself, I don't lose,

then again it depends what you think winning is. :)


Although someone is going to have to explain, why the money due, in material form, for beer and travel has not been paid. You would think existence should make some sense.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. Why isn't KKKarl jail???!? n/t