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Rove May Leave Within Weeks
U.S. News & World Report ^ | November 17, 2006

Posted on 11/17/2006 12:00:02 PM PST by West Coast Conservative

The rumors that chief White House political architect Karl Rove will leave sometime next year are being bolstered with new insider reports that his partisan style is a hurdle to President Bush's new push for bipartisanship. A key Bush advisor tells the US News Political Bulletin, "Karl represents the old style and he's got to go if the Democrats are going to believe Bush's talk of getting along." The advisor said a departure might come in "weeks, not months." A Rove ally, however, noted that he has a record of out-witting his critics.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bullshot; bush; dontletdoorhityou; magnificentbastard; permanentmajority; rove
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To: jrooney

A true conservative knows that the US government is based on compromise. Always has been.

You never get everything you want. Because of greedy conservatives, we get nothing at all for two years, maybe longer. We actually lose the chance for a conservative SC, our tax cuts, our border security,and our honor.


221 posted on 11/17/2006 1:51:18 PM PST by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
"Karl represents the old style and he's got to go if the Democrats are going to believe Bush's talk of getting along."

Are You F***ing Kidding me?!!

222 posted on 11/17/2006 1:53:37 PM PST by bigjoesaddle (If Gandhi were President instead of Ronald Regan, we would be calling one another "Comrade" now.)
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To: A.Hun

Sadly, I agree.


223 posted on 11/17/2006 1:53:57 PM PST by jrooney ( Hold your cards close.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Who will carry the amnesty flag with him gone?


224 posted on 11/17/2006 1:54:31 PM PST by oldbill
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To: Perdogg
"He needs to go for blowing the election. "

Rove didn't blow the election. Corrupt Republicans that were too enamored of the perks of DC blew the election. Rove probably made it much closer than it would have been. If Bush is getting rid of Rove, this is just rampant stupidity on his part.
225 posted on 11/17/2006 1:57:45 PM PST by DesScorp (.)
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To: kidd
Someone, although we're not going to say who, doesn't think Rove works well with democrats. And that certain someone thinks that Rove is going to leave.

You think this is an inside game, trying to make Rove irrelevant or to get Bush to say that Rove isn't going anywhere so the press can cackle that that's what he said about Rumsfeld?

Dims and the libmedia are pretty good at the disinfo tactics.
226 posted on 11/17/2006 1:58:09 PM PST by George W. Bush
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To: avital2
"perhaps Rove wants to align with a presidential contender for 2008."
You know, that just occured to me, and that would be absolutely awesome.
227 posted on 11/17/2006 1:58:45 PM PST by DesScorp (.)
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To: ichabod1
Bush, by this time in 1998, had more money in is pocket to run with than any other candidate in history. The conservatives didn't "make" Bush, my FRiend. He is the creation of the RINO Country Club Rockefeller types, the CFR, NE Olde Money, the Bildebergers, the Trilateral Commission, etc, etc, etc...

No argument from me on that. The Bush's have a long Rockefeller GOP legacy. But when a man running as a Republican can stand before the nation and say that he and the most Liberal man in the DEM Party are not that far apart on most issues, there is very little left to support IMO.

228 posted on 11/17/2006 1:59:30 PM PST by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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To: Perdogg

HE/Rove blew the election??? NO, the individual congressmen/women blew the elections, by not listening to us, and then the voters blew the election. If congress would have listened to us about immigration--and acted accordingly, they would still be in power.


229 posted on 11/17/2006 2:01:42 PM PST by NordP (America Votes: Turns out there ARE more Punks than Patriots ! ....so sad)
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To: Sacajaweau

You nailed it.


230 posted on 11/17/2006 2:03:06 PM PST by Jedidah
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To: West Coast Conservative

Rove is a political advisor, there are no more elections for Bush, if I were Rove, I'd leave now as well.


231 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:14 PM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: OldFriend

Those who cut off their noses to spite their faces punish not the ones who they intend to, but are doing a long-term damage to their own cause. They think themselves very smart but they're not smart at all.


232 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:27 PM PST by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: A.Hun

That's probably the best fear mongering there is. Vote R or you will die.


233 posted on 11/17/2006 2:06:39 PM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: DesScorp

No one blew the election. The outcome was almost exactly average for post WWII elections.

Which is why many of the Demos are going after Howie The Mad because they expected a real shellacking, another 50 seats to fall into the Demo camp. We are well within striking distance of taking the house back as well as the Senate in the next election.

With a strong candidate we should be fine in two years with a House and Senate majority as well as the Presidency.

Always remember, the Demos are aborting themselves out of existence. There will be close elections, but we will dominate because we are having more children. It doesn't mean that we will always win, but we will dominate most of the time.
And our agenda will dominate. Take heart.


234 posted on 11/17/2006 2:07:01 PM PST by TexanToTheCore (This space for hire...)
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To: DesScorp

No one blew the election. The outcome was almost exactly average for post WWII elections.

Which is why many of the Demos are going after Howie The Mad because they expected a real shellacking, another 50 seats to fall into the Demo camp. We are well within striking distance of taking the house back as well as the Senate in the next election.

With a strong candidate we should be fine in two years with a House and Senate majority as well as the Presidency.

Always remember, the Demos are aborting themselves out of existence. There will be close elections, but we will dominate because we are having more children. It doesn't mean that we will always win, but we will dominate most of the time.
And our agenda will dominate. Take heart.


235 posted on 11/17/2006 2:07:02 PM PST by TexanToTheCore (This space for hire...)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I suppose Rove is joining Elvis on the Trilateral Commission that controls the world.


236 posted on 11/17/2006 2:08:34 PM PST by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: STARWISE
He's ALWAYS been the most gracious of presidents.

Actually, I think that would be Jimmuh Carter. Part of the reason he was such a lousy president. Some people might nominate Reagan but the Gipper had plenty of fire on something he really cared about.

There is ONE man, the President, who stands guard over our Constitution and the separation of powers.

Um, no, that would be the courts, the Court, and the Senate. Well, they're supposed to anyway. You should recall Bush signed CFR despite claiming it was unconstitutional.

There is ONE man, the President, who is responsible for our security.

Actually, that would be the two houses of Congress. The president is the executive who uses the security resources provided by Congress and conducts foreign policy. But without the weapons, the forces and the funding, the president can really do nothing.

The president can't be given credit or take blame for things he isn't responsble for or has no authority over.
237 posted on 11/17/2006 2:08:41 PM PST by George W. Bush
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To: bert
Disinformation to get the Pelosi failure off the fire.

You're right. I usually don't fall for it, but once in a while we all do.

238 posted on 11/17/2006 2:09:06 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: Txsleuth
I guess you would rather have had Gore for the last 6 years???

Bush would not have had such a rough time with Gore had he not allowed Gore to run on the same platform as him. If Gore had not been tied to scandal he would have beat Bush in a landslide. The GOP looses usually when running Liberal. Bush ran moderate/liberal in 2000 and Gore had no problems running right of him. I will say this and you can bookmark these words. If the GOP runs a moderate in 2008 for POTUS you will see Hillary win because she will run a to the right campaign. You can save this thread quote me on it I'm so sure of it. It's not something I wish to see happen by any means but a simple reality off it.

In 2000 when everyone in here was saying Bush had it all wrapped up for an easy win over Gore I said if he won it would be very close because Gore played Me Too Politics has dad taught him. I honestly expected Bush to loose due to him telling the conservative base to kiss off and his arrogance toward conservative leaders both elected and in organizations.

Bush won against Kerry and it was narrow. Had Joe Liberman gotten the nod or anyone else besides Kerry who stayed hard left Bush would have likely been booted out in 2004 as well. Hillary is not as politically stupid as John Kerry. The GOP better wake up.

239 posted on 11/17/2006 2:13:37 PM PST by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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To: Howlin

They're not Freepers. They're idiots.


240 posted on 11/17/2006 2:15:01 PM PST by publana (yes, I checked the preview box without previewing)
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