So the big news story this morning when I flipped on MSNBC was that Karl Rove is stepping down and will be leaving his position within the Bush administration. The usual “wants to spend more time with his family” was repeated over and over by the anchor person as his reason for leaving.
I will be honest; I don’t buy it. I think the Bush administration has done some pretty shady shit during their two terms in the White House. Most of it will probably never see the light of day and we the American public will never know about it. Rove was implicated in the scandal of a CIA operative’s name being leaked and recently he used executive privilege to avoid testifying in front of Congress. This seems like a well timed move to get out before the next scandal hits and allow Rove access to a Presidential pardon for over a year.
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Our friend Rove has had quite a history of questionable behavior over the years, so sad to see him go. My favorite is back in the 70’s when as Chairman of the College Republicans (a job which G Bush Sr. gave him no less) Rove was questioned as part of the Watergate scandal for teaching illegal campaign tricks such as going through opponents belongings and trash. The Bush’s sure know how to pick ‘em.