[FormerACLUmember]

An American Hero. Fighting quirtly behind the scenes against the sworn enemies, domestic and foreign, of his beloved United States.

[maranatha]

Love that.

[EagleClaw]

Here's something I see nobody mentioning. This whole "investigation" has been going on since well before the 2004 election. If Rove did in fact do something illegal, one could assume there may have been an attempt to stretch out any investigation until after the election so Rove could work his magic, and Bush could stay in the WH.

Then, with the election in the bag, Rove could have bowed out gracefully and returned to the private sector to make a gazillion dollars. The investigation would have been concluded some time later, and maybe he got in a little trouble, maybe even a suspended sentence and a fine. Minor to medium media doorstop, and that would have been the end of it.

But, what actually happened? Rove stays in the Administration, and is in fact PROMOTED by Bush to Deputy COS. Now, Rove knows what he did, said, did not say, testified to before the Grand Jury, etc. He probably had a pretty good idea how this would play out. And instead of bowing out, he has stayed around and laid low, as is his style. The WH has not overreacted.

This all tells me that Rove is clean, and is once again playing chess against checkers players.

[SiliconValleyGuy]

An American Hero. Fighting quirtly behind the scenes against the sworn enemies, domestic and foreign, of his beloved United States.

You said it all.

[arasina]

An American Hero. Fighting quirtly behind the scenes against the sworn enemies, domestic and foreign, of his beloved United States.

Nicely stated. Your typo is actually closer to the truth than your intended wording. Rove's not the media's whipping boy. They're HIS instead.

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