Comments on: Rove to Rescue the Weakling in the White House http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:55:33 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Emboldened » Blog Archive » Sinking feeling or Why the GOP always wins http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-80842 Emboldened » Blog Archive » Sinking feeling or Why the GOP always wins Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:54:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-80842 <p>[…] I have a sinking feeling and it’s not about Bush’s poll numbers. Call it a reality check or call it pessimism induced by six years of watching the Bush/Rove machine beat every Democratic attempt to assert control over the country. Either way, I’m not exactly feeling confident that Bush’s Dennis Hoffman-sized numbers will be parlayed into Democratic victories in the House and Senate in November. The Republicans in power remain incredibly successful at using political language to hide their governing failures and the man who has orchestrated the last six years of Republican political dominance, Karl Rove, has just been given a permission slip to devote all his time to partisan politics. […]</p> […] I have a sinking feeling and it’s not about Bush’s poll numbers. Call it a reality check or call it pessimism induced by six years of watching the Bush/Rove machine beat every Democratic attempt to assert control over the country. Either way, I’m not exactly feeling confident that Bush’s Dennis Hoffman-sized numbers will be parlayed into Democratic victories in the House and Senate in November. The Republicans in power remain incredibly successful at using political language to hide their governing failures and the man who has orchestrated the last six years of Republican political dominance, Karl Rove, has just been given a permission slip to devote all his time to partisan politics. […]

]]> By: Bring it On! » Blog Archive » Sinking feeling or Why the GOP always wins http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-80219 Bring it On! » Blog Archive » Sinking feeling or Why the GOP always wins Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:27:46 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-80219 <p>[…] I have a sinking feeling and it’s not about Bush’s poll numbers. Call it a reality check or call it pessimism induced by six years of watching the Bush/Rove machine beat every Democratic attempt to assert control over the country. Either way, I’m not exactly feeling confident that Bush’s Dennis Hoffman-sized numbers will be parlayed into Democratic victories in the House and Senate in November. The Republicans in power remain incredibly successful at using political language to hide their governing failures and the man who has orchestrated the last six years of Republican political dominance, Karl Rove, has just been given a permission slip to devote all his time to partisan politics. […]</p> […] I have a sinking feeling and it’s not about Bush’s poll numbers. Call it a reality check or call it pessimism induced by six years of watching the Bush/Rove machine beat every Democratic attempt to assert control over the country. Either way, I’m not exactly feeling confident that Bush’s Dennis Hoffman-sized numbers will be parlayed into Democratic victories in the House and Senate in November. The Republicans in power remain incredibly successful at using political language to hide their governing failures and the man who has orchestrated the last six years of Republican political dominance, Karl Rove, has just been given a permission slip to devote all his time to partisan politics. […]

]]> By: John Olinyk http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72592 John Olinyk Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:56:59 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72592 <p>Let’s never forget for a second that Karl Rove, now that he’s officially ‘on the case’ for the mid-term elections, will be pulling every sneaky trick in the book, from initiating ‘whisper campaigns’ to inventing disingenuous talking-point “reframings” to planting juicy-but-bogus stories for reporters to make fools of themselves with.</p> <p>Bush’s team knows that losing the House to the Democrats in ‘06 would be tantamount to opening the door to impeachment. If you don’t think they’re going to do ANYTHING they can to prevent that, you haven’t been paying attention for the past six years.</p> Let’s never forget for a second that Karl Rove, now that he’s officially ‘on the case’ for the mid-term elections, will be pulling every sneaky trick in the book, from initiating ‘whisper campaigns’ to inventing disingenuous talking-point “reframings” to planting juicy-but-bogus stories for reporters to make fools of themselves with.

Bush’s team knows that losing the House to the Democrats in ‘06 would be tantamount to opening the door to impeachment. If you don’t think they’re going to do ANYTHING they can to prevent that, you haven’t been paying attention for the past six years.

]]> By: karnak12 http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72263 karnak12 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:34:24 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72263 <p>You guys are missing the point. you have to ask yourself “What’s behind what’s up front?” What is being obscurred? What and why is there a diversion here? So McLellan’s leaving, Rove’s job title is changing. So what? McLellan’s peanuts, a sacrificial cutout, Rove isn’t going to do anything different than he’s ever done. These guys are not dumb - or rather the guys running this little dog and pony show are not dumb. They got elected and re-elected twice. You think that was a fluke? Either through dishonesty, lies, payoffs, calling in all the markers, fiddled voting machines, or whatever, they still did it. They are just now starting to wind up their machine for an assault on the Nov elections. An old Navy term comes to mind: “Standby for a ram.” and I don’t mean a goat.</p> You guys are missing the point. you have to ask yourself “What’s behind what’s up front?” What is being obscurred? What and why is there a diversion here? So McLellan’s leaving, Rove’s job title is changing. So what? McLellan’s peanuts, a sacrificial cutout, Rove isn’t going to do anything different than he’s ever done. These guys are not dumb – or rather the guys running this little dog and pony show are not dumb. They got elected and re-elected twice. You think that was a fluke? Either through dishonesty, lies, payoffs, calling in all the markers, fiddled voting machines, or whatever, they still did it. They are just now starting to wind up their machine for an assault on the Nov elections. An old Navy term comes to mind: “Standby for a ram.” and I don’t mean a goat.

]]> By: smiley http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72108 smiley Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:48:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-72108 <p>I posted this diary at dkos. What should I do with the fundraising letter we got from the RNC? <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/20/0375/07600">Let me know,</a> and we’ll dooo (dog doo) whatevever the highest vote totals tell us…</p> <p>-sg</p> I posted this diary at dkos. What should I do with the fundraising letter we got from the RNC? Let me know, and we’ll dooo (dog doo) whatevever the highest vote totals tell us…

-sg

]]> By: Rocky http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71717 Rocky Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71717 <p>Here’s the new phrase you have been looking for.</p> <p>It’s not “lame duck” but rather the </p> <p>“extinct do do bird” president.</p> <p>“We’re in deep do do bird now.” - King George Bush the 1st.</p> Here’s the new phrase you have been looking for.

It’s not “lame duck” but rather the

“extinct do do bird” president.

“We’re in deep do do bird now.” – King George Bush the 1st.

]]> By: kegder http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71682 kegder Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:55:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71682 <p>To me, Rove’s apparent demotion must reflect a belief in the White House that he will be indicted. This places a little distance between The Decider and him.</p> To me, Rove’s apparent demotion must reflect a belief in the White House that he will be indicted. This places a little distance between The Decider and him.

]]> By: Gene Miller http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71680 Gene Miller Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:54:45 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71680 <p>How about “Ruptured” Duck?</p> How about “Ruptured” Duck?

]]> By: All Things Beautiful http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71671 All Things Beautiful Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:41:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71671 <p><strong>McClellan Resigns…Helen Thomas Reloads…</strong></p> <p> Where’s the new punk….make my day! Whilst Helen Thomas is reloading, aiming at Tony Snow, check out both sides of the Blogosphere’s reax to the news: Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt, Power Line, Power Line (2) Gateway Pundit, Beth @ MVRWC, Ace of Spa…</p> McClellan Resigns…Helen Thomas Reloads…

Where’s the new punk….make my day! Whilst Helen Thomas is reloading, aiming at Tony Snow, check out both sides of the Blogosphere’s reax to the news: Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt, Power Line, Power Line (2) Gateway Pundit, Beth @ MVRWC, Ace of Spa…

]]> By: Balzar http://firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71661 Balzar Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:33:07 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/19/rove-to-rescue-the-weakling-in-the-white-house/#comment-71661 <p>I cant see why one of you dudes hasnt started a DRAFT RUSH LIMBAUGH for press sec movement. A good chance to get him off the air and perhaps give him a job he deserves as Bush goes down in flames.</p> <p>ttul<br /> Bal</p> I cant see why one of you dudes hasnt started a DRAFT RUSH LIMBAUGH for press sec movement. A good chance to get him off the air and perhaps give him a job he deserves as Bush goes down in flames.

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