DarrylS

Apparently the Rovian influence continues, as there are threats against any Republican folk who vote against the Prez illegal wiretaps, even though there seems to be pretty clear consensus that GWB broke the law.

http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/Rove2.htm
Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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Harry Boy

McCain, Specter, Democrat Spies.

wistahpatsfan

From the article:
"Mr. Rove is leading the White House campaign to help the GOP in November’s congressional elections. The sources said the White House has offered to help loyalists with money and free publicity, such as appearances and photo-ops with the president."

I'm not so sure that's a good way to get everyone back in line.

Patters

Maybe Bush can simply use his presidential authority and arrest anyone who who he thinks will go against him. After all, if people oppose the president on this, they are aiding the terrorists and therefore subject to wiretapping and whatever else the president wants to do.

DarrylS

Lieberman=DINO.

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wistahpatsfan

That has always been the crux of the whole wire-tapping issue, IMO. It isn't about national security and never was. It's about the irresistable urge ANY government feels to increase its authority over the people. Pardon the personification, but government just cant resist the urge due to its own nature. That is why the old dead white guys structured the Constitution so that the power was mostly in the hands of the people. It will always be a battle regardless who's in power. The politicians have set up a brilliantly simple straw man with the "two-party system" as they call it. When the cameras turn off, they make sure the sound is off, and then they laugh their friggin arses off.

Harry Boy

Agreed, politicians come from the bottom of the cesspool, a politicain never makes it to the top unless he/she is a complete "Degenerate".

An honest politician who is also a decent human being stays at the bottom.

All_Around_Brown

BINGO....and Karl Rove is a scumbag.

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