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Karl Rove Promoted

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:13:18 PM EST
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Bush has promoted Karl Rove to deputy Chief of Staff.

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    Karl Rove Promoted | 14 comments (14 topical)
    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#1)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:27:36 PM EST
    Well at least once in this administration somebody was promoted for being successful.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:40:52 PM EST
    Good grief.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#3)
    by Darryl Pearce on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:52:21 PM EST
    ...I can beat him in a 10K foot-race! But could he run a fair one?

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#4)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 08:56:51 PM EST
    Makes sense. No re-election campaign to worry about.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 06:18:37 AM EST
    I know he is the undisputed king of the mudslingers, and a highly effective campaign manager, but does he have any talent when it comes to governing, or is he just another yes man. I would hope a president's cabinet would contain a wide range of views and ideas, but has that ever been the case?

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#6)
    by jerry on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 06:42:09 AM EST
    Any bets on how long before the VP says his ticker is giving him problems and Rove is bumped to that spot in preperation for the 2008 election? The madness continues!

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#7)
    by Che's Lounge on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 07:25:01 AM EST
    We are the Titanic and Rove is King of the World!!!!

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 07:38:03 AM EST
    Isn't this a dimotion to deputy chief from puppet master? ;)

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#9)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 08:58:07 AM EST
    Rove is bumped to that spot in preperation for the 2008 election Awesome. We could recruit crowds of little Catholic girls to attend his rallies.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 11:52:03 AM EST
    kdog at February 9, 2005 07:18 AM ...or is he just another yes man. ?is that whats called a rhetorical question? when you already know the answer.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 12:22:51 PM EST
    The smartest political operator the country had in long time. The guy is simply brilliant. Getting a semi-literate, limited mental capacity, certifiable fraud from Texas elected and elected twice is a hugely impressive accomplishement. Democrats have a lot to learn here. Verbosity is nice but it doesn't get you anywhere, they need to find a shrewd, quiet operator of their own. Getting more aggressive representation in Congress/Senate would be nice too, too much dead wood there. --- PS. Carl, personal appeal here, you may think now that there is nothing you could do to top it. This is not true Carl, you are capable of much, much greater things. Do not disappoint us. Go read the history of Roman Empire and particularly that of Gaius (AD 37-41). The guy was so good he managed to get his horse elected. Surely you can top that Carl. For starters, how about getting us a real chimp elected next time?

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Feb 09, 2005 at 08:13:34 PM EST
    "The guy is simply brilliant. Getting a semi-literate, limited mental capacity, certifiable fraud from Texas elected and elected twice is a hugely impressive accomplishement." Not elected YET. Getting fake elections certified is not really the same thing. Without Diebold, there would be no GWB, no KR. They would be sleeping it off next to their golf bags. Only by stealing tens of millions of votes, and, when that fails, twisting their SCOTUS insiders' arms, do they 'succeed.' Shi*t succeeds in getting on your shoes, but that hardly makes it smart.

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#14)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 12, 2005 at 12:17:33 PM EST
    Re-reading nameless pov as sarcastic and ironic and apologizing for Democratic Kerrylike "verbosity." Stylistically disparate, we're all basically making the same argument vs. Bush's further empowerment of Karl Rove. (TL is bound to add some ". . . ." to my last post. In my frustrations, I get carried away.)

    Re: Karl Rove Promoted (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 12, 2005 at 02:34:55 PM EST
    Opposite pov from the pov of nameless was posted on democracynow.org; this viewpoint is similar to the pov of Paul in LA:
    Karl Rove Promoted To Coordinate Domestic & Foreign Policy . . . . President Bush's senior adviser and top political strategist Karl Rove will be given more power within the administration. On Tuesday Rove was named deputy White House chief of staff. He will be in charge of coordinating policy between the White House Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, National Security Council and Homeland Security Council. For the first time Rove will have a formal role in shaping the country's foreign policy. Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairman Terence McAuliffe said "Bush knows that Rove is neither an economic nor a national security expert; he's simply an ideological strategist who has a history of bending the truth and using dirty tricks to get his way."
    Karl Rove Promoted | 14 comments (14 topical)