A bad joke?
It must be a bad joke. It can't possibly be true....that Bush is appointing his chief political advisor, hatchet-man, and spin-meister KARL ROVE to head up post-Katrina reconstruction?!
Maybe it's because of Karl's diplomacy, his warmth, his ability to reach out to people across class and racial and economic divides....? No, wait, that would be the Karl Rove in an alternate universe
How about Rove's image of integrity, honesty, decency? Hmm, no, that can't be it, because he's made a career based on lies, distortion, manipulation, and back-stabbing. Plus there was involvement (oh, all right, alleged involvement) in leaking an undercover CIA agent's name to the press, as political payback when the agent's spouse had the audacity to publicly say the Administration was wrong about its WMD claims. Rumors of his indictment persist (some of us have our fingers crossed).
Once again Bush names a political crony to a vital position where he has no experience -- at least, no experience in handling the purported task he's been assigned, the reconstruction of the devastated Gulf region.
On the other hand, Karl Rove does have plenty of experience in other areas, particularly in spinning the news. By placing Rove in charge, Bush signals that this reconstruction is going to be all about repairing Bush's damaged image, never mind people's damaged lives.
Why am I not surprised?
"Republicans said Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff and Mr.Based on what, exactly? Rove's vast experience in disaster management, emergency relief, urban planning...oh, wait, he's got NONE of that.
Bush's chief political adviser, was in charge of the reconstruction effort,
which reaches across many agencies of government ..." (NYT, 9/15/05)
Maybe it's because of Karl's diplomacy, his warmth, his ability to reach out to people across class and racial and economic divides....? No, wait, that would be the Karl Rove in an alternate universe
How about Rove's image of integrity, honesty, decency? Hmm, no, that can't be it, because he's made a career based on lies, distortion, manipulation, and back-stabbing. Plus there was involvement (oh, all right, alleged involvement) in leaking an undercover CIA agent's name to the press, as political payback when the agent's spouse had the audacity to publicly say the Administration was wrong about its WMD claims. Rumors of his indictment persist (some of us have our fingers crossed).
Once again Bush names a political crony to a vital position where he has no experience -- at least, no experience in handling the purported task he's been assigned, the reconstruction of the devastated Gulf region.
On the other hand, Karl Rove does have plenty of experience in other areas, particularly in spinning the news. By placing Rove in charge, Bush signals that this reconstruction is going to be all about repairing Bush's damaged image, never mind people's damaged lives.
Why am I not surprised?
posted by Antares at 6:29 PM
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