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NYT: Rove Is More His Old Self at the White House
New York Times ^ | November 11, 2005 | ANNE E. KORNBLUT

Posted on 11/10/2005 8:21:50 PM PST by West Coast Conservative

The architect, it seems, is back.

Hunkered down for almost all of October while a grand jury considered his fate, Karl Rove has rebounded as a visible presence at the White House over the last two weeks, according to administration officials and Republican colleagues. He is running meetings and pursuing candidates for the 2006 elections - and, associates say, devising long-term political plans that suggest he does not believe he will face future legal trouble despite the C.I.A. leak investigation in which he has been involved.

On Thursday night, Mr. Rove made his first major public appearance in several weeks, speaking at the Federalist Society in Washington. The remarks on judicial restraint were hardly newsworthy in themselves, but his presence was. Just three weeks ago, at the height of the administration's worst troubles over the Supreme Court and as anxiety in the leak inquiry consumed the White House, Mr. Rove canceled a speech for the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia.

Since then, Mr. Rove has remained in legal limbo, neither cleared nor charged. But the frenzy surrounding his role has subsided since the Oct. 28 indictment of I. Lewis Libby Jr., and associates say there has been an elevation of Mr. Rove's persona inside and outside the West Wing - a shift that has the added benefit of assuring conservatives that the White House is trying to regain its footing after a spate of recent disasters.

"I've noticed a big difference," said one Republican in regular contact with Mr. Rove who declined to speak for attribution because the White House did not authorize it. "There's a spring in his step, more focus, more - something. Some sort of weight off his shoulders."

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anneekornblut; annekornblut; bush; cialeak; gop; kornblut; libby; plame; rove; whitehouse
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1 posted on 11/10/2005 8:21:51 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative

I noticed a definite difference...

Rove was on TV, in front of a camera, addressing a crowd.

Other than that, what else has changed?


2 posted on 11/10/2005 8:25:21 PM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: West Coast Conservative

Good, I'm glad. Up yours Chris Matthews, New York Times, Newsweek, etc.


3 posted on 11/10/2005 8:26:16 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: West Coast Conservative
Can some sort of legal type tell me if it is a good thing there have been no charges brought against Rove yet? Does his fate look brighter with each passing day?

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4 posted on 11/10/2005 8:28:58 PM PST by msnimje ("People for the American Way have issued a Fatwah against Alito" --- John Cornyn)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I sure hope so because the GOP has been looking more like the Gelding Old Party lately...
no drilling, no nuclear, no refineries, no budget cuts...

Not exactly a birthday gift for the U.S.M.C. today! LOL

Semper Fi,
Kelly


5 posted on 11/10/2005 8:29:06 PM PST by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Glad Karl is back.

Now, karl, please go whip McCain's and the other RINO's butts.


6 posted on 11/10/2005 8:29:11 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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To: All

A Willis Reed moment.


7 posted on 11/10/2005 8:29:19 PM PST by Owen
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To: West Coast Conservative
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8 posted on 11/10/2005 8:33:22 PM PST by Bouchart ("I was saying boo-urns.....")
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To: West Coast Conservative

The libs are just plain desperate to justify their miserable, wretched existence...


9 posted on 11/10/2005 8:35:41 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: msnimje

Rove is in the clear. I believe that Fitzgerald attempted to indict him and the grand jury said no. The grand jury has long since gone home and Fitzgerald is not stupid enough to attempt a Ronnie Earle by going grand jury shopping just to try to get one to bite on a Rove indictment.


10 posted on 11/10/2005 8:37:14 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Owen

Good analogy.


11 posted on 11/10/2005 8:37:49 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: msnimje

Common sense says if they spend two years investigating you and come up with diddly, you are in good shape.

They had to set up Libby to get him - why else do you think they let Miller out of Jail to answer questions only about Libby? No interest in justice - just looking for any whitehouse scalp he could get on any charge, so as not to strike out.

Fitzgerald has nothing.

And the NYT is not supposed to have any idea what the GJ was discussing - they don't know (legally) that the GJ EVER discussed Rove. First sentence claimed they spent Oct discussing him. Just spin.


12 posted on 11/10/2005 8:38:27 PM PST by Mr. Rational (God gave me a brain and expects me to use it)
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Typical media story-making: 'He's up.' He's down!' 'He's up again.' Now, he's down.' 'He's up..'

When all that's happened is the NYT echo chamber prattling on.


13 posted on 11/10/2005 8:39:29 PM PST by D-fendr
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To: West Coast Conservative
So the morons in the media who were predicting last week that Rove will be fired by President Bush, are wrong again! That is shocking!
14 posted on 11/10/2005 8:40:17 PM PST by jveritas (The Axis of Defeatism: Left wing liberals, Buchananites, and third party voters.)
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To: kellynla

No kidding. This budget situation has given the Democrats momentum - momentum given to them by the GOP "moderates" in the House stalling the budget. The Dems are just giddy with excitement. I'm watching their press conference now. They are currently on track to win, and if the GOP keeps this up, the Dems most certainly will.


15 posted on 11/10/2005 8:40:26 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Lancey Howard

I agree - however Fitzgerald has demonstrated himself stupid enough for me that I would not count anything out.


16 posted on 11/10/2005 8:40:29 PM PST by Mr. Rational (God gave me a brain and expects me to use it)
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To: West Coast Conservative

But Howard Dean demanded he resign!


17 posted on 11/10/2005 8:41:59 PM PST by NewMediaFan (Fake but accurate)
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To: Lancey Howard
When will it be "official?"

When will we see him wearing his shirt that reads, "I was the subject of hate motivated Grand Jury Investigation and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt."
18 posted on 11/10/2005 8:42:10 PM PST by msnimje ("People for the American Way have issued a Fatwah against Alito" --- John Cornyn)
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To: Lancey Howard
(Blue n Face repeating this) A WH staffer, Bennett, yesterday said that the WH would get back on the offense with us.

Haven't had a chance to get a grip on this staffer, but I think he opened a channel twixt the WH and people like us, I'll post it when I figure it out.

Unless somebody already knows.

19 posted on 11/10/2005 8:54:30 PM PST by txhurl
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To: West Coast Conservative

Anne Kornblutt switched from the Boston Globe to the NT Times? maybe she's getting Judith Miller's job. Here's an example of her emotion-based *unbiased* reporting:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/906684/posts


20 posted on 11/10/2005 8:57:18 PM PST by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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