1.0 link 43547 <![CDATA[Why is a Political Operative on the Government Payroll?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-is-a-political-operat_b_43547.html Karl Rove is in trouble now for being involved in the decision to fire US attorneys for political reasons. But, of course, he was involved. That's what his job is at the White House: politics.

What I don't understand is why the American taxpayer has to pay for a political operative to operate out of the White House. Of course, every president gets advice about policy and politics from his staff while he is in office. But Karl Rove doesn't...

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