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Rove Not Welcomed by Virginia Dems
Local Democrats in Virginia are calling on U.S Rep. Thelma Drake, R-Va., to cancel her sold-out Friday fundraiser at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Virginia Beach with Rove as the featured guest because the former Bush adviser defied the congressional subpoena last week, The Virginian-Pilot reports.
Drake's campaign manager blasted the action as "partisan political theater."
"We have rules, and there are consequences for people who don't follow rules," said state Delegate Bobby Mathieson, D-Virginia Beach.
Delegate Joe Bouchard, D-Virginia Beach, said Rove appearing at a Drake event showed that "she is appearing to endorse his defiance of Congress."
Drake campaign manager Corry Bliss welcomed Rove. "Instead of working on a comprehensive solution to the energy crisis... Democrats would rather engage in partisan political issues on inside the Beltway issues than address high gas and food prices."
A spokesman for Drake's opponent, Glenn Nye, said, "It's disappointing that Thelma Drake would bring Karl Rove here to eat steak and continue to play Washington partisan political games."
Meanwhile, Rove, speaking to the Television Critics Association in California today, reports the Deseret News, deflected questions about the appropriateness of him being a news commentator while he's in the legal tussle with Congress for refusing to testify under oath about the leaking of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to the press.
"Actually, it's not between me and Congress ... I have not asserted any personal privilege. This is a between the White House and Congress. This is a long-standing battle over the principle of executive privilege and the ability of the president to receive advice from senior advisers, and for those senior advisers not to be at the beck and call of Congress for testimony."
He also critiqued the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney, saying the Massachusetts governor simply wasn't ready for what he was getting into and was felled by "uneven performance." He did, however, praise Romney's fundraising, organization, state committees, volunteers and other areas, adding that he "probably [did] the best job of any of any of the Republican candidates."
He also criticized Barack Obama's decision to stop wearing a flag lapel pin, said he has no official role in John McCain's campaign, and said he shrugs off the heavy fire coming at him from every which way these days.
A lot of people beat up on me ... I read the New York Times every day. Have you read some of the ugly things they say about me? Who cares?
"My attitude is, I know who I am. I'm not the myth that I've been developed into."
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 1)Proud American12:11PMJul 15th 2008
Karl Rove is joke just like most of these other Republicans...
Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove---send them all to IRAQ!
RIChris12:33PMJul 15th 2008
'We have rules, and there are consequences for people who don't follow rules," said state Delegate Bobby Mathieson, D-Virginia Beach'
********I wonder if these same high standards will apply to an OPEN convention in August?
emelpe3:16PMJul 15th 2008
Karl Rove is scum. He is an amoral, conscienceless, sociopath just like so many other members of the Bush administration, both past and present, including W. himself, Cheney, Alberto Gonzales, Rumsfeld and many, many others.
Grace12:44AMJul 16th 2008
This guy thinks he can get away with anything. I truly hope the Democrats do their job and issue an arrest warrant.
Peace Mom4:46PMJul 18th 2008
Karl Rove, AKA Bush's brin, believes himself to be above the law. He is one of the people truly responsible flushing our country down the toilet. Apparently Thelma Drake is fine with that, and more than happy to have lunch with a criminal.
jordan9:49AMJul 24th 2008
There is no such thing as executive privilege. It is a courtesy extended to the President of the U.S. by congress. There is , however a law requiring testimony before congress, and providing a $1000.00 fine and one year in prison for refusing to appear.
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Brian McNamara3:23AMJul 15th 2008
I wish the Democrats would take this issue to court, instead babbling in the press, This issue is between Congress and the White House and a court decision would have severe impact no matter who is president, whether it's a Democrat or a Republican. Simply the question, can the executive branch claim executive priviledge in shielding White House staff from being required to testify to Congress. That is a decsion that the courts need to make, and the Congress should address it in the courts (if they are really sincere about resolving the Plame and Justice Dept issues). Some could suggest that Congress already knows the answer and doesn't want to waste their time except for political gain. One wonders why their approval rating is in the single digits.