Rove: Obama Not Transparent Enough On Blago

The Hill:

Karl Rove, who refused to answer questions for years on the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA official, criticized Barack Obama on Monday for not being more forthcoming in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) scandal.

Rove, a former top White House adviser to President Bush, said on Fox News, "[Obama] should have, right from the beginning, been more forthcoming."

Rove, a Fox News analyst, added, "He should have come right out at the beginning and acknowledged to the American people exactly what we already know, which is that somebody on his staff, somebody on his team, talked to somebody in Blagojevich's office. That's not the impression they left with the American people. They should have, right from the beginning, said, 'Here's what we did and here's who did it.'"

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Comments

[dlbdpb]

06:58 PM on 12/19/2008

THIS, from someone who was in the most secretive administration in history. What a jerk.

[cougarrr15]

08:55 AM on 12/18/2008

This is an excellent example of the pot calling the kettle BLACK.

[GIBill]

02:19 PM on 12/17/2008

"Not transparent enough"? Why don't you call for the issuing of subpoenas, Karl? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAA HA HA H HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HH HA HA HAH HAH HAH AH HA HA

[krabby]

12:10 PM on 12/17/2008

Rove is so non-transparent that he's capable of blocking out the sun. Mix in a salad once in a while.

[PBKman]

12:01 PM on 12/17/2008

What could be more transparent than, "Nothing to see here..."

[elsieach]

08:48 AM on 12/17/2008

Obama, on the other hand, claims Rove is not transparent at all and needs to resolve to at least look in the door of a gym sometime in 2009.

[OMG1109]

08:39 AM on 12/17/2008

Wow, the dude needs to cut back on the burgers. As for jail, I think it's going to be up to the American people to push this. With all the issues Obama has when he takes over, pursing jail for these morons will not be high on the list. And just forget NP or HR pushing it, they have no balls, well for sure, I think NP doesn't......

[brantl]

08:34 AM on 12/17/2008

I suggest that Karl Rove slather himself with Preparation H, then he will disappear.

[deke4]

08:31 AM on 12/17/2008

Does this idiot equate transparency with not obeying subpoenas? These foul balls should be the last to speak of transparency. From who attended Cheney's energy conference, through the Tilden, Plame, the poisonings, the US Attorneys scandals the who got the bailout money, and all other scandals in between this administration has done nothing but obfuscate, delay, and use legal trickery to completely blacken the transparency window.

[chriss0114]

08:29 AM on 12/17/2008

This coming from a member of the most secretive administration in history?

[protagonia]

08:08 AM on 12/17/2008

FOX NEWS is an IQ test.

If you watch, you have failed.

[protagonia]

08:07 AM on 12/17/2008

Coming from a jellyfish like him, that is quite a challenge.

[justchill]

08:00 AM on 12/17/2008

why isn't this man in jail right now?

[candlepower]

05:53 AM on 12/17/2008

This is all natural territory for Rove. Mister mis-information!
It is surprising that he doesn't make himself invisible. It speaks to the lack of republican presence in the debate at the moment. Rove is dedicating himself to keeping the flame of the GOP alive during the lameduck session. He's restyling himself as decryptor of political behaviour.
He's also probably hoping for some regular media job.
I hear that Faux news has a shortage of rightwing commentators..................

[rosal]

02:45 AM on 12/17/2008

I hope Karma follows this man and his puppets wherever they go. I'll be waiting for poetic justice.