Karl Rove, Whistleblower

Wall Street Journal ^ | 7/13/05 | Editorial board

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Karl Rove, Whistleblower

He told the truth about Joe Wilson.

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT

Democrats and most of the Beltway press corps are baying for Karl Rove's head over his role in exposing a case of CIA nepotism involving Joe Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame. On the contrary, we'd say the White House political guru deserves a prize--perhaps the next iteration of the "Truth-Telling" award that The Nation magazine bestowed upon Mr. Wilson before the Senate Intelligence Committee exposed him as a fraud.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

-snip- In short, Joe Wilson hadn't told the truth about what he'd discovered in Africa, how he'd discovered it, what he'd told the CIA about it, or even why he was sent on the mission. The media and the Kerry campaign promptly abandoned him, though the former never did give as much prominence to his debunking as they did to his original accusations. But if anyone can remember another public figure so entirely and thoroughly discredited, let us know.

Har har.

[PhiKapMom]

Outstanding! Thanks for posting this -- I am sitting here chuckling after reading the article.

[Minuteman23]

The dems and the media are desperate for something (anything) to discredit the Bush administration. They're really pushing the envelope here. I think even the average American sees through this idiotic witch hunt. At least let's hope so.

[Dr.Hilarious]

I'm so glad someone finally said this. Remember when TIME called three whistleblowers the people of the year?

Rove "outted" a conspiracy by a political enemy of the president to discredit intel on the eve of war.

Imagine the reaction to a pre-Pearl Harbor Julius and Ethel Rosenberg-type couple working for the state department, claiming the Russians weren't trying to come up with a nuclear bomb---oh, um, bad example. ;)

Imagine the reaction to a pre-Pearl Harbor Plame and Wilson-type couple of Republicans working for the defense department, claiming the Nazis weren't planning on attacking their European neighbors. Would the NYT be attacking the FDR Administration, or the couple?

[goodnesswins]

I doubt the "average" American is paying attention.....it's summertime....and the livin's good.......only us political junkies know anything about all this....IMHO.

[Minuteman23]

Thanks for the slap back into reality. No joke. I may have been being uncharacteristically optimistic. :-(

[Jewels1091]

The dems are yelling to loud to hear this....but will they say they are sorry when this whole thing comes out in the open....wouldn't hold my breath.

[A.B.Normal]

All this tells me is that ROVE did violate the law, didn't follow procedures and there is a "cover up" underway. Guess I'll be branded a lurker or what ever, but I am an arch Conservative and there isn't one law for some and another law for the politically connected. JMO

[Auntie Dem]

I'm so glad someone finally said this. Remember when TIME called three whistleblowers the people of the year?

Remember when left wing extremists exposed REAL covert, undercover CIA agents, and those agents were killed? The demoncrats celebrated the exposer (Ellsberg, et al) as heroes, as the dead agents as deservedly dead?

[Theresawithanh]

Does being an arch conservative mean you didn't read the article? Just askin'.

[Dr.Hilarious]

When Miller found out that Fitzgerald was on the verge of indicting Holy Land, she called the Foundation for comment -- and right after her call Fitzgerald believes the Foundation may have commenced a shredding party that ensured prosecutors would find little paperwork to go on when they raided the Holy Land offices.

This, btw, is someone Thomas Oliphant of the Boston Globe called "a good person" on Softball.

[Syncro]

You are the first person I have ever seen that has the same blood type as me!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Mr. Rove provided important background so Americans could understand that Mr. Wilson wasn't a whistleblower but was a partisan trying to discredit the Iraq War in an election campaign.
Thank you, Mr. Rove."

" Media chants aside, there's no evidence that Mr. Rove broke any laws "

The money quote :
" The same bipartisan report ( Senate Intelligence Committee ) also pointed out that the forged documents Mr. Wilson claimed to have discredited
hadn't even entered intelligence channels until eight months after his trip."

David Gregory and Terry Moran- Put down the Midol and chocolate and read this.

[Dr.Hilarious]

It's nice to see the Dems finally getting onboard with the war on terror, huh? /s.o.

[Auntie Dem]

All this tells me is that ROVE did violate the law, didn't follow procedures and there is a "cover up" underway.

You better pull your head out of where you've placed it.

If what you read tells you Rove broke the law, you're not an "arch" conservative--you're a liberal.

[Echo Talon]

perhaps the next iteration of the "Truth-Telling" award that The Nation magazine bestowed upon Mr. Wilson before the Senate Intelligence Committee exposed him as a fraud.

Did they take it back?

[montag813]

If anyone can remember another public figure so entirely and thoroughly discredited, let us know

Yes!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

All this tells me is that ROVE did violate the law. . .

I don't follow. The editorial lists the criteria for prosecution under the law and presents a good argument that none of the criteria were met in this case.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Did they take it back?

No. Wilson is still a fraud. :)