White House chief of staff and architect of the President's political strategy, Karl Rove, testified for a fourth and final day for the "Valerie Plame Leak Case" grand jury.
Valerie Plame was the the CIA operative who's identify was revealed after her husband, a diplomat, publicly opposed the administration's Pre-Iraq War justification. It is alleged that Plame's identity was leaked by the Bush administration in retaliation for her husband's comments, and as an example to others.
It's impossible to speculate where this Grand Jury is headed, but it sure looks bad for Karl. Or maybe even someone else? Political operative, and Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Scooter Libby was also revealed as a leak source. Coupled with the near "rebellion" in the House and Senate over Bush's Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, and record-low poll ratings mainly due to Iraq, the chinks in the administration's tarnished armor are starting to show. Meanwhile, Republican leaders Rep. Tom DeLay, and Sen. Bill Frist are under investigation for financial crimes and ethics violations. The Republican strategy in 2008 may need to be "I am not a crook".
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Friday, October 14, 2005
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