Rove counting heads on the Judiciary comittee (getting tough with RINOS alert)

Insight Magazine ^ | Feb 6, 2006 | staff

[balch3]

White House finally playing hardball.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #1

Finally, something useful.

[AntiGuv]

The only Judiciary Committee senators running for reelection this November are Jon Kyl, Mike DeWine, and Orrin Hatch. The only one of those that seems iffy is DeWine, who is also the only one in a tight election.

[nopardons]

I hope and pray that this is all true!

[AntiGuv]

PS. And of the others who seem to have raised questions, Specter probably doesn't much care if he's blacklisted, Brownback might actually welcome it (since it seems he wants to run in '08 as an outsider), and Graham I'm not really sure about. He seems to want to inherit the McCain maverick title some day.

[iPod Shuffle]

Insight seems to have forgotten that any impeachment proceeding has to originate in the House.

[oneofmany]

"Those deemed disloyal to Mr. Rove would appear on his blacklist."

Shouldn't that be "Those deemed disloyal to the President..."

[AntiGuv]

Well, a lot of people seem to have forgotten that. It's a bit of a mystery to me why impeachment is even a topic for discussion since it would take a political seashift for the GOP House to vote to impeach GWB. Now, if the Dems somehow manage to pick up the House in the fall, that's a whole 'nother story. I fully expect them to find reason to impeach Bush no matter what, so in that case it doesn't really matter what the Senate does now.

[maggief]

[iPod Shuffle]

Yup. Dems hate Bush, and they're still looking for "payback" for the Clinton impeachment. It will take a sea change for them to get the House, and I'm not seeing that right now.

[coffee260]

By the way, what "vote" is Insight talking about?

[KCRW]

"Well, I didn't like what Mr. Rove said, because it frames terrorism and the issue of terrorism and everything that goes with it, whether it's the renewal of the Patriot Act or the NSA wiretapping, in a political context," said Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican.

Since clearly, Senator Hagel has no clue- I will give him a clue. Up on capital hill, right now- the Patriot Act and the NSA wiretapping, are political issues. Senator Hagel is a politician, not a fireman or a police officer or a doctor. Senator Hagel is responsible for looking out for the safety of Americans. Senator Hagel needs to worry about doing his job, and not worry about Karl Rove.

[coffee260]

The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member "votes" against President Bush...
Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened to blacklist any Republican who "votes" against the president.

I'd like to know what vote Insight is referring to.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

and the terrorists are laughing their asses off at us.....

[The Red Zone]

If Karl Rove would stop making himself a distraction by this blackmail it would be easier.

[MEG33]

But,but,but..Hagel doesn't like it!/s

[The Red Zone]

The sources said Mr. Rove's message has been that a vote against Mr. Bush would destroy GOP prospects in congressional elections.

Enough of that and Rats might take back the House... waytago Rove

[MEG33]

"Sources say"

[Watery Tart]

Well, those named aren't really Republicans....

[ExSoldier]

because it frames terrorism and the issue of terrorism and everything that goes with it, whether it's the renewal of the Patriot Act or the NSA wiretapping, in a political context,"

As I keep trying to teach my students....EVERYTHING is politics.....