We’ll Stand Up When Rove Stands Down

Good riddance to the divisive and destructive Karl Rove. He’s no genius, but he is the most successful in a chain of Republican operatives without scruples. It’s a list that includes the excretory Roy Cohn and, more recently, the pitiless and pitiful Lee Atwater.

You want an example of Karl Rove being divisive? Here’s one. Listen to this statement by Rove.

[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/AUG07/Rove.mp3]

This is a complete mis-characterization. What the Democrats wanted was adherence to the FISA Act, which requires court approval of the surveillance.