Karl Rove Advises Obama On DOJ Politicization

Today's Wall Street Journal features an op-ed from former White House Adviser Karl Rove that's filled with cautions and advice and ruminations on the obvious offered up to Barack Obama because Rove just wants to go on helping out as the president's brain and stuff. Anyway, aside from having the most strangely misleading deck copy in the world (it reads "There may be more difficulties than he realizes in closing Gitmo" when in fact the only mention of Gitmo comes in the eleventh paragraph of this sixteen paragraph editorial), the piece is noteworthy for this paragraph, stuck in at the end, where Rove tries to work in one last "suspicious associations" charge on Obama, for auld lang syne:

There is also a thorny local controversy. Should the new president replace U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who prosecuted Mr. Obama's fund-raising patron, Tony Rezko, and is investigating high-profile Democrats?

HAHA YES, Karl! Would you be referring to the same U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald who - uhm...investigated you and other high-profile members of the Bush White House in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal? And, wouldn't you know, Karl, from personal experience, Karl, whether it's wise or not to remove a bunch of U.S. Attorneys for political reasons?

Comments

[Snwbnny9]

The narcissist speaks. The gall of these people never ceases to amaze me.

[texasnative3]

I hope once Bush is back in Texas, Rove will no longer have the ear of the national press. He's neither as charming or colorful as other political operatives, e.g., Carville, and without Bush in the White House, he will no longer be considered "good copy."

[rabiddog6708]

Obama's possible advice to Rove: Get yourself a good lawyer and do't make any plans for the next 20 years.

[hangdogit]

Put the Pillsbury Doughboy in an orange jumpsuit, then under Alcatraz..

[Oonagh]

Mr. Porky Pig needs to return to his sty.

[ByersL]

He will be remembered in infamy in history books. For now, I'll take prison, hopefully one of those places they show on MSNBC at night. Here piggy piggy.....

[franwnyc]

President Obama does not seek or need advice from this poor excuse for a republican operative.

If he's not careful, he'll be involved in lawsuits for the next 20 years.
Perhaps if he shuts up he can wind up with Sarah Palin on the island of lost republicans. They will be joined by our current meatball president, bush.

[blueskybigstar]

Rove's whole political genius turns out to stem from cheating.

[Sagantech]

yes.

[blueskybigstar]

I have just learned that there is precedent of a president being impeached a month after he sat down. Logically, this would easily remove the pardons of the president. Also, I heard an argument that a sitting president can remove pardons.

[SethBLiNK]

Why would Barack Obama even think about replacing a US Attorney who prosecuted Tony Resko? Why would Rove even think that he was thinking of doing that. He's not Sarah Palin.

Of course this is a cue for all the Hannity's of the word to start talking about it like it's something Obama is really considering.

What a bunch of slimeballs.

[greyseal in tampa]

Why isn't this man in prison?

[greyseal in tampa]

Why isn't this fool in jail?

[Sagantech]

or worse. Maybe Gitmo before it closes?

[1lalady]

Karl Rove, one of this biggest slimball, and criminal of the Bush's Admn. giving President OBAMA advice,huh. He better pray that OBAMA and ERIC HOLDER don't find papers that should have been shredded and weren't. He will get his, tho.

[quiltlady4851]

Who is Karl Rove? Where have I heard that name? Oh now I remember, it on an upcoming indictment that I've been waiting for.

[happy1234]

Carl Rove, please go away. Nobody wants to hear from you anymore!! McCain listened to you and lost so did so many other Republicans, not that we are complaining because we are happy that they took your advice and lost!! Now, please leave the stage!!!