Rove threatens to blacklist any Repubs - against bush wiretaps

[katty]

http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/Rove2.htm

Issue Date: February 6-12, 2006, Posted On: 2/6/2006

Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee


Photo: Presidential adviser Karl Rove carried his files and luggage after arriving with President Bush in Dallas on Feb. 3. (L.M. Otero/AP)


The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration's unauthorized wiretapping.


Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened to blacklist any Republican who votes against the president. The sources said the blacklist would mean a halt in any White House political or financial support of senators running for re-election in November.

"It's hardball all the way," a senior GOP congressional aide said.

The sources said the administration has been alarmed over the damage that could result from the Senate hearings, which began on Monday, Feb. 6. They said the defection of even a handful of Republican committee members could result in a determination that the president violated the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Such a determination could lead to impeachment proceedings.

[NanceGreggs]

1. Hmmmm ...

That sure sounds like OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE to me.

[katty]

3. rover is an expert at that

[DBoon]

5. to rove, justice is an obstruction to his own power

nt

[LSparkle]

8. Hello, Patrick Fitzgerald? Got some additional info for you ...

[Demeter]

11. Not To Mention Hitting a Nerve

Well, couldn't telegraph more plainly where KKKarl sees the vulnerable spot--he knows that Wiretapping is toast, even more than Social Security tampering and Medicare. Wiretapping is a Constitutionally prohibitted action limited by several Acts of Congress, and Georgie is guilty as sin, and he publicly confessed, too.

Now to see if there are any Real Men in GOP, or if they're just a bunch of foolish old women.

[Canuckistanian]

2. Don't they get tired of being pushed around by Rove?

And considering the many problems Bushco is in now, Rove's gonna need a LOT of favours. In fact, I think he running a favour deficit right now.

[katty]

4. after 5 yrs they should be exhausted! but are they?

[Canuckistanian]

7. I'm sure they're all running cost/benefit analyses right now

Who wants to attach themselves to an anchor that's about to plummet?

[emulatorloo]

10. "No Photo-OP with the president" what a huge threat!!!!!

at some point I would think this would be a positive for those senators.

[Dhalgren]

6. Bush has become so radioactive as far as the public goes

that I don't see how Rove's threats carry much weight - unless he actually threatens bodily harm to the Senators and their families. Any Bedwetter Senator running in a red state doesn't need help from Bush; any Bedwetter Senator running in a blue state needs Bush as far from him as possible. It doesn't seem like a good enough threat for ol' Karl. Now if the threatened to "Wellstone" a couple of them, then that might do the trick....

[laheina]

9. Unfortunately, we don't know that he didn't

and he prolly would. But the tide seems to be turning. He could threaten one or two when they were riding high, but now not so much.