Craig Crawford’s Trail Mix: Another Rovian Scandal

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Craig Crawford’s Trail Mix: Another Rovian Scandal

By Craig Crawford
Published: March 12, 2007

Once again, all roads lead to Karl Rove. Hardly a scandal goes by in the Bush administration without somebody pointing to the president’s political guru, and sure enough Rove is at center stage in the flap over recent firings of federal prosecutors that some allege were politically inspired.

Even the White House now acknowledges Rove’s role in the firings, following a story by McClatchy newspapers reported over the weekend. According to the story, New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Allen Weh in 2005 complained about the pace of U.S. Attorney David Iglesias’ probe into alleged corruption by a local Democrat. Weh said that Rove responded, “He’s gone.”

Iglesias was, in fact, fired after the 2006 elections, along with seven U.S. attorneys in other states under circumstances that provoked criticism of political mischief.

Now that Rove is involved, what had so far seemed like more of Washington’s run-of-the-mill partisan squabbling is destined to become a full-blown scandal that reaches well beyond the Beltway.

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