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zimv20
Oct 1, 2003, 01:01 AM
from this yahoo story (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030930/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_leak_23)


The focus on Rove brought an odd twist to Bush's travels. When the president boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, he walked up the steps and waved — and not a single camera followed. He looked perplexed. All lenses were trained on Rove at the bottom of the steps.


imo, rove is a rather unsavory character. he now has the media's attention, and i don't think they're going to be kind. it may be payback for feeling muzzled since 9/11, if not before.

once the american public gets a taste for rove, i believe he will become a political liability. people are sick of weasley politics, and rove is among the weasliest.

e.g. here's a molly ivins piece, about rove, which she wrote in 2000:
http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=819



SPG
Oct 1, 2003, 01:29 AM
What do you think the chances are of Rove being arrested for the outing of Valerie Plame as an undercover CIA operative?
All the fingers are pointing at him as of this evening, and unless Ashcroft can squash this whole thing someone will be going down...going down hard.

mcrain
Oct 1, 2003, 09:20 AM
What I fear is that focusing on Rove is Bush's intention. He probably wants everyone to focus on Rove so that he can be the scapegoat.

I don't want everyone to focus just on him, I want the investigation to go wherever it needs to go, not where it is mose politically convenient for Jr.

zimv20
Oct 1, 2003, 11:34 AM
Originally posted by mcrain
What I fear is that focusing on Rove is Bush's intention. He probably wants everyone to focus on Rove so that he can be the scapegoat.


in chess, it's typical i'll take the queen before getting the king.

toontra
Oct 1, 2003, 11:43 AM
Originally posted by zimv20
in chess, it's typical i'll take the queen before getting the king.

To continue the chess analogy, it's common to sacrifice a piece in order to gain a strategic advantage. I think that's what mcrain is suggesting may happen here.

In the UK it looks likely that Blair will sacrifice Geoff Hoon (defense minister) in order to save his own skin.

zimv20
Oct 1, 2003, 11:46 AM
Originally posted by toontra
To continue the chess analogy, it's common to sacrifice a piece in order to gain a strategic advantage.

i'll admit, i usually lose at chess :-)

toontra
Oct 1, 2003, 03:18 PM
Originally posted by zimv20
i'll admit, i usually lose at chess :-)

So do I, unless I'm playing my kid (and I'm not sure how long that will last!) :-)

patrick0brien
Oct 1, 2003, 03:50 PM
-Gents

In politics, it's always adviseable to have someone to blame for your mistakes - even better if you do it through obfuscation so the press thinks they found the culprit.

Bush is one of the best I've ever seen at this.