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So, the news media is salivating because Bush has made a few transparently cosmetic changes in his Cabinet, including shuffling the role of Karl Rove. The fact is, the Bush Administration's house cleaning has been so embarrassingly minor, it has amounted to no more than a dusting. Real change would have been dismissing Rove, Cheney, Condi or Rumsfeld. All the major actors are still there.
How about Rove? Today's phantom move is a poor publicity stunt that changes nothing. Notice, for example, that the political guru keeps the same titles he possessed before the big "change!" Heck, Rove won't even have to buy new business cards!!! So much for bold action by the Bush Administration to shake things up.
If you think about it, the move makes perfect sense. There is no point in Rove officially running the domestic agenda, because Bush has none. The only thing that can save his presidency is keeping Republicans in power after the midterm elections. Bush is now a lame duck...but if the Democrats sweep to sweet victory in November, he will be a dead duck for his final, miserable two years. However, if the GOP does better than expected, Bush will make the claim that he is not as unpopular as polls show he is.
As Rove puts his hand in the elections, expect gay bashing. If it were not for abusing homosexuals in electoral politics, Rove would still be running school board races in Lubbock and Midland Texas. This all he knows, so this is how it goes.
4 Comments:
Hummmmmm, let's see thumb to nose means "Kiss My Ass" ahhhhhhhhahahaha well in this case, to me, I would have to say no because his Ass looks too much like his face and I couldn't/wouldn't!! kiss either end!! UGHHHHHHHHH. We'll just leave that up to the Bushler!
posted by Anonymous, at
4/20/2006 11:59 AM
Absolutely! The MSM seems to be giving the impression that it’s surprising to see Karl Rove has been removed from his policy advisor position. Nonetheless, there is little doubt as to the meaning of Rove’s role change. Frankly, given the shambles of a policy plan being run by this administration, together with the unlikelihood that any new legislation of significance can be passed in the run-up to the mid-term election, the calculation was that Rove could better serve the Republican Party in full campaign mode.
Truthfully, why use Rove as a policy advisor when his real talent is as a political strategist (hack). The White House is simply acknowledging this well-known fact. Additionally, Republicans realize that standing on ceremony and titles won’t win the upcoming elections. The change is simply about expediency. While I enjoy thinking he’s getting a bit of a spanking, I don’t buy it.
Bush is trying to demonstrate to Republicans up for reelection that he has their backs and is moving to help get them reelected…and how better to demonstrate that than getting Karl Rove focused on a strategy for the Party. The architect hasn’t been cast aside as a lowly carpenter…he’s being asked to build something out of nothing…and he’s pretty darn good at that.
The MSM has been so busy foaming at the mouth over Rove's *so-called* demotion ... I'm glad to see that others see it for what it truly is ... a ploy to put Rove front and center on the attack in the 2006 mid-terms.
This *ain't necessarily a good thing*!
Wayne's on top of things as usual ... we might as well suit up because we (Gays) are fix'n to be roasted and toasted by Rovian decree ... the GOP isn't going to let go of power easily ... and if there is one thing Rove knows ... gay bashing drives the bigots to the polls in droves.
Rove can drive his sheep all he wants, the Dems WILL get congress back in Nov, unless of course bush starts WWIII first by dropping nukes on iran!
posted by Anonymous, at
4/20/2006 2:49 PM
