Ron Fournier was the winner in the print category in 1998 for his dispatches on President Clinton's knee injury that sent him to the hospital in the middle ofthe night.
Posted on 07/14/2005 1:05:53 AM PDT by Crackingham
Republicans are nervously watching the fight over Karl Rove's involvement in a news leak that exposed a CIA officer's identity, fearing that President Bush's chief adviser has become a major political problem. While the president passed up another chance Wednesday to express confidence in his deputy chief of staff, his political team engineered a series of testimonials from members of Congress who praised Rove and condemned Democratic critics.
"The extreme left is once again attempting to define the modern Democratic Party by rabid partisan attacks, character assassination and endless negativity," said Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., chairman of the GOP congressional committee. The Republican National Committee, virtually a political arm of the White House, urged GOP lawmakers to go public.
Still, several top GOP officials — including some White House advisers — said the fight was becoming a distraction to Bush's agenda. The GOP officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid looking disloyal, said the president may face a credibility problem because his spokesman said in September that anybody involved in the leak would be fired.
These Republicans, all admirers of Rove, said they were surprised and disappointed when Bush stopped short of publicly backing his longtime aide. A survey of Republicans outside Washington revealed similar concerns, though few officials were willing to go on record.
"I think he should resign," said Jim Holt, a GOP state senator from Arkansas who is running for lieutenant governor. He joked, "I hope Karl Rove doesn't come gunning for me."
Attention, AP: wishful thinking on your part does not a news story make.
AP = Always Propaganda
I love how they had to go to a lieutenant governor in Arkansas do get the negative comment.
Thought AP was short for Annoying P****s. Did they recently change their name?
That would apply to anything the GOP does. NO B@LLS!
If Bush forces Rove out the door, I will lose much respect for our President. I don't expect this to happen, but if he gives into the partisan attacks and actually gets rid of Rove, imagine what type of nominees we will get for the Supreme Court. I hope and expect President Bush to stand by his morals, his convictions, and his friends. If he doesn't, watch out! The Supreme Court is next.
Seeing as it's an AP story, I'd be more inclined to believe the anonymity is to avoid admitting they're really democrat staffers.-
Bush's Problems Has Republicans Worried
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/15/national/w053640D98.DTL
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
AP's RON FOURNIER in the San Francisco Chronicle
Fearing that President Bush's political problems may become their own, Republicans in Congress and elsewhere are beginning to yearn for the good old days of seven months ago, when he had somebody to run against.
Special Interest Groups Lose on Filibuster
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/US_Congress/Filibuster_Winners_Losers.html
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
AP's RON FOURNIER in the Austin American-Statesman
The right got winged, liberals lost and Republican Leader Bill Frist had his Senate powers hijacked. The agreement to allow yes-or-no votes on some of President Bush's stalled judicial nominations produced other losers, a few winners — and many in-betweens. Did the president come out ahead? Sen. John McCain? Did the GOP or the Democratic Party gain the upper hand? Has moderation seized the Senate?
Dean still says DeLay may deserve jail
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/11700722.htm
Saturday, May 21, 2005
AP's RON FOURNIER in the Kansas City Star
Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean, who famously refused to prejudge Osama bin Laden's guilt, is standing by his judgment that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay may deserve jail time for allegations of corruption.
Analysis: Iraq Shadows Bush's Inaugural
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/10692013.htm
Thursday, January 20, 2005
AP's RON FOURNIER in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Not a word on Iraq. President Bush's inaugural address contained 2,000 words of passion and promise for his second term, but no direct mention of the war that could sink it.
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who is nervous?
AP is.
Ron Fournier was the winner in the print category in 1998 for his dispatches on President Clinton's knee injury that sent him to the hospital in the middle ofthe night.
GREAT research. What a hack!
Oh wow! Bill spent time on his knees too... Hmmm who woulda thunk it?
This is a traitor Republican running against a good GOP Lt. Gov. He's already po'ed a lot of the Ark. GOP.
That's all you need to know about this article.
Won't happen. Bush is not the type of President who would cave to the Partisan Liberal Media Party.
That is a LIE! They didn't give President Bush a chance to "back him".
Especially since Rove did absolutely nothing wrong. The Democrats are dillusional, and they're hoping the majority of the country is too. I'm sure it baffles them...I mean, all this stuff goes over so well with the idiot "base".
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