Nope, its not Johnny either. Its Karl Rove! I guess he came out of the caves or where ever else he has been hiding the past several months. Why, its none other than Karl Rove, the "architect". Saw a story about this on CNN. I guess the big reason is that he is going to be leading the campaign to get the Repugs. re-elected this fall, and says he is going to focus on "security". I guess this means, more like the fear mongering they did to great success back in '04 which successfully re-elected Shrub. I wonder if the color code threat levels will be bouncing around much more the closer we get to November. Gee, I can hardly wait!

[ January 20, 2006, 06:01 PM: Message edited by: hockeyTom ]

Isn't it interesting that Karl Rove and Ossama Bin Laden have never been seen in the same place at the same time...? Hmm, think about that. wink

Based on what I heard and read about the speech he gave yesterday it should do lots to fire up the Dems. as ifi they needed that going into the off year elections this fall. I read where Dean is already blasting away.

About his speech...

Did you hear the part where, when lauding Republican achievements over the last 40 years, he included among them "limiting the growth of the federal government"? Huh? What has HE been smoking?

If the last year or two is George W. Bush's idea of "limiting the growth of the federal government," I'd hate to see what SHRINKING it is. eek!

Idiots.

After the whole Fitzgerald investigations, do you think that Rove's time has gone, and that he will have less and less influence as more and more Republicans ignore him (and the whole Delay crowd as well)?

Or is he just as powerful?

LKS, Rove's time isn't up just yet; it will be when this Administration ends. He's always been and will only be a Bush-related phenomenon, as is DeLay to a lesser - read, coattails - degree. We'll see much less of Texas after President Giuliani is inaugurated! wink

Rove was active long before Warrantless Wiretapper took office, and unless he's convicted of a felony (conspiracy, lying to a grand jury, etc.) he'll continue to play a key role with the Republicans, who remain under his spell. It appears that DeLay, who also began his corruption-laden games with former College Republicans Abramoff, Norquist and Rove at least a decade ago, finally overstepped, and has not only lost his leadership position but probably will be convicted of several different crimes. As for President Giuliani, you'll have to keep dreaming. You still have the religious fanatics pulling the strings in your party, and until you stop them, they'll never let a pro-gay Catholic divorcé who lived with an openly homosexual couple while his wife was appealing to the Archbishop of New York to become president. That he brazenly employed an openly racist pedophile (Harding) who was later convicted also won't help, nor will his associations to people with known mob ties (like Bernie Kerik). Giuliani's well-documented racism wouldn't hurt him at all, but his pro-gay stands definitely will--that is, unless he reinvents himself as the newest Mr. Anti-Brokeback.

[ January 23, 2006, 11:21 AM: Message edited by: fantomas ]

Mark this day on the calendar, I agree with MIB.

Your guys are doing a heck of a job, you must be very proud.

How much smaller is the govt now?

I knew it! It was only a matter of time. It was inevitable.