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Karl Rove Resigning Aug 31

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the start-the-clock-ticking dept.

tetrahedrassface writes "According to CNN current Bush Administration political advisor Karl Rove will be resigning his post as senior political advisor at the end of August to spend more time with his family. Few if any prior senior political advisors to presidents have been the lightning rods for controversy that Mr. Rove has. Accused of running smear campaigns and celebrated for pioneering district level up campaigns that rely heavily on databases and fake grassroots origins, Mr Rove is one of the chief architects of the Republican Revolution."

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  1. Re:i don't get it by everphilski · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    pandering to your audience.

    pageviews for the ads.

    Taco doesn't give a fuck anymore.

  2. Re:Kudos in advance by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And I want to thank you for not helping to turn Slashdot into a free advertising program for Apple.

    Hey, as long as we're hallucinating, I might as well use the opportunity to compliment you :-)

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  3. Re:Kudos in advance by hey! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Indeed! And only on slashdot could we expect a discussion so free of patronizing sarcasem.

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  4. Re:Kudos in advance by misleb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And, oh, I'm sure my post will certainly stifle the discussion to follow!


    Sarcastic much? For fuck's sake, if discussions here are THAT predictable, boring, uninsightful, or whatever your main complaint is (it is difficult to read through the layers of sarcasm), just leave. Not for me or anyone else, but just for your own well being. And to think, you actually PAY for your membership...

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  5. Re:Actually... by megaditto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    OK, OK, we get it now that we don't get it. You can get off your prancing pony already.

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  6. Re:Ever notice? by buck-yar · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Bush doesn't care about his lack of popularity as he's already accomplished most of his goals.

    I would go so far as to say Bush's low popularity numbers reflect on how much conviction he has. He operates under beliefs, not by raising his finger in the air and seeing which way the wind is blowing (IE Dems on Iraq).

    What's going to happen when we beat the terrorists in Iraq? What are the cowering, wimpering, cut and run democrats going to do then?

  7. Re:Ever notice? by Jtheletter · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hope that some third-party candidates appear on the scene that actually have the qualifications needed to serve in office.
    FYI: his name is Ron Paul. Ignore the (R) next to his name. He ran as a Libertarian in Texas till he realized that's why he was losing, put an (R) there instead and magically got elected. Some would say he actually espouses true Republican values. What's important though is he respects the Constitution and is totally consistent with his votes RE his stated positions, going against party line votes often. It's just too bad that most Americans don't even seem to register a candidate exists unless they're wrapped in the flag and screaming about issues like gay marriage that have pretty much zero effect on our economy or international relations.
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  8. Karl Rove's half-brother Cthulhu by billstewart · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When Karl says he's going to spend time with his family, it's mainly his half-brother Cthulhu and his cousin Hastur. Just be careful not to say his name three times or he'll be back....

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  9. Add Rove to the list... by natx808 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    of republican quitters and incompetents!!!! crappiest administration ever! someone should come up with a list of all the incompetents and quitters.

  10. Re:Ever notice? by Scudsucker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "holy cow, the lefties are going to hate this guy every bit as much as we righties hate Clinton."

    With one giant difference. There should have been Clinton Republicans the same way there were Reagan Democrats. The man embraced GOP positions from trade to law enforcement to deregulation to balancing the budget to welfare reform. But no, righties made the decision to hate Clinton's guts because he beat their candidate, and because there is a very strong correlation between being a rightie and being a real asshole.

    Whereas with Bush, if you don't hate him, there's something wrong with you no matter what your political affiliation is. The laziness. The incompetence. The cronyism. The fascism. The series of indefensible fuckups that have led to the deaths of over 10,000 Americans.

    With Obama, I think it would just be a general disgust at his incompetence, like with Carter.

    Carter's problem wasn't a lack of competence, it was a lack of charisma and a string of bad luck.