Report: Rove Being Paid Six Figures By Freedom's Watch

Mother Jones:

In a new National Journal article (not available online), writer Peter Stone dives deep into the conservative establishment and gets campaign staffers, movement operatives, and the ubiquitous "strategists" and "consultants" to talk about Karl Rove's current role in presidential politics. The takeaway? Rove is back. In fact, he probably never left. The campaign that is trying to prove it's not a second coming of George W. Bush is using the President's former chief strategist on a regular basis.

Stone says not to be fooled by Rove's hesitance to be identified with John McCain publicly.

...away from the spotlight, Rove has been busy pitching in by giving informal advice to McCain's team and spending a considerable amount of time as an outside adviser to Freedom's Watch, the conservative political group that is expected to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect House GOP candidates. William Weidner, a Freedom's Watch board member, recently told National Journal that Rove has offered strategic advice to both the group and its major financial backer, Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson. Weidner, president of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., which Adelson chairs, called Rove "an invaluable asset" to the group....

Read the whole story: Mother Jones

Comments

[osage]

Rove's life is going to change dramatically in 2009, if not sooner. If there's one Bush Republican who is going to spend every dime he can make on lawyers, it's Karl Rove. Once Bush is no longer president, there will be no one to protect him and or prevent DOJ and Senate investigations from proceeding. I wonder how many of Karl Roves cohorts, underlings, operatives, functionairies and enablers will be required to testify under oath to grand juries and congressional committees?

[econdr]

I have a feeling Bush will pardon his entire administration including himself for all crimes committed, if that is even possible.

[livesimply]

The only person "the president" can't pardon is himself.

[3Gs]

He can only pardon people who have been tried and convicted, if I'm not mistaken. As long as we are patient, Obama's team will handle the janitorial work in '09.

[RevSpaminator]

No wonder McCain is showing a platform of "more of the same." The Republicans are actually listening to Rove. I think they will find, as smart as Rove may be, he is still just a one-trick pony that no one is interested in anymore.

[ErnestineBass]

Sheldon Adelson is the Devil's handmaiden.

[CaptainStormfield]

Maybe he's just the devil.

[DoomtoNeoCons]

What a world. Good men like T.Russert are gone, while creatures like Rove still walk the earth.

[econdr]

yeah its very sad isnt it. It couldn't be karl rove or sean hannity?

Now fox news is going to make a push to take over with fox news sunday

[Exit]

Karl Rove is on FOX News every night as a "commentator". He does not state he is working for John McCain. Why isn't he in jail anyway?

[Joeblue]

Why is'nt this piece of human waste not in jail?

[Sparty1]

Whenever I see a picture of this person, I always think of that saying "the devil is a liar". I don't know why.

[soupson52]

Sparty:
Let's hope this time the lieing devil gets exposed early and often.

[conniedogs]

LOL.......­.he is

[Lonestarmom]

Freedom's Watch...wh­at a great name...The big money guys watch as the freedoms of the American people are eroded by Bush and his puppetmaster Rove...McC­ain is just an older puppet for Rove and these neocon's!

[Jason357]

I sometimes wonder how Rove would get along in the year 1776.

[Durango]

He would have been a Tory. As most of the rich Republicans would have been.

They all want a Monarchy don't they?

And of course they would have had their estates confiscated for collaboration.