Posted on 07/16/2005 2:47:13 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Democrats called yesterday for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R) to cancel a fundraiser this month featuring Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff under intense scrutiny in the case of a CIA official whose identity was disclosed.
"Michael Steele has to decide whether that is the kind of person who reflects his values and those of Maryland," said Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, a Washington-based group. "We urge Michael Steele to do the right thing and cancel his event."
A spokesman for Steele, who is exploring a bid for the U.S. Senate, said the July 26 fundraiser in Washington remains on his schedule. Others allied with Steele laughed off the suggestion.
"Are they afraid he's going to raise too much money?" asked GOP strategist Carol Hirschburg.
News reports in recent days disclosed that Rove discussed the role of CIA official Valerie Plame with a reporter. Rove has said he did not know Plame's name or leak it to anyone. The issue was the subject of a combative White House briefing Monday.
Steele has been heavily courted to run for the Senate seat by national Republicans, and Democrats are hopeful that his association with Rove could tarnish him in a state in which Democrats have nearly a 2-to-1 edge in voter registration.
"Presumably, if he goes through with the fundraiser, he'll have to defend ...Rove, which could cause problems down the road," said Jim Jordan, a national Democratic strategist. "If he cancels, it's a tremendous embarrassment for the White House."
Steele's office referred calls to the National Republican Senatorial Committee... Dan Ronayne, a committee official who has been acting as Steele's spokesman, said the Democrats' action "shows that they're very concerned about ...Steele. I'm sure they'd like him to cancel all his fundraisers."...
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Steele tells Democrats to "pound sand." (or so he should respond).
Oh, so now D's have a problem with Rove's "values?" Pleeeezzzzeeeee.....I'm gonna puke when the next lib/dem brings up values.....
It is all polictics all the time for the Democrats.
I don't know what kind of man this Lt. Governor is, but we will soon find out.
I would think one of the first rules of polictics would be don't take advise from the opposition. By definition they do not have your best interest at heart.
It is all polictics all the time for the Democrats.
I don't know what kind of man this Lt. Governor is, but we will soon find out.
I would think one of the first rules of polictics would be don't take advise from the opposition. By definition they do not have your best interest at heart.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
They truly are delusional.
So as usual the devoid-of-ideas Rat party looks at their counterpart, and tries to put him in jail, in order create some level of parity between the two parties.
When the Opposition starts offering "campaign" advice...
"We urge Michael Steele to do the right thing and cancel his event."
The "right thing", what a joke! These Dem losers telling anyone what the right thing is. How pious can they get.
Tell 'em "When you contribute, you can ASK to have a vote".
Sounds like Harry Reid in the Senate declaring that the Dems will pick judges.
That's exactly what this is about. They know he recently met with Guliani and they are deathly afraid Rove will agree to assist the next R presidential nominee. They'll do anything to shut him down. In fact, I wouldn't put it past one of the fringies from moveon.org to try to off him.
Who do the liberals hate more, Rove or bin Laden?
The Dems associate with a former KKK member ... a drunk that leaves a women in the back seat to drown .. a pervert who loves to chase after women .. a senator that calls our military, Nazi's, Pol Pots and Soviets
And they are going to lecture Stelele about values??
Case in point, Bush 41 caved to their demands on a tax increase and they beat him to political death with it.
Rove
No contest.....remember, it was Sen. Patty Murry who said that Binny had built schools, etc....done much good for his "community."
The best political and true response if for Steele to call a press conference and state that "since 04 the prosecutors in this case have not targeted Rove for any prosecution whatever.
End a story...
....The guy with the sneezly breezly hat in "Fargo"
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