The speech he made last week, here in Little Rock? Something really bothered me about one of his statements, in particular. I've been busy and didn't have time to chase it down. The gang at Think Progress pulled it all together. Rove was blowing smoke all the way.
Gonzales Chief Of Staff Rebuts Rove Claim That Clinton Purged Prosecutors Too
At a speech last week in Little Rock, Karl Rove described the Bush administration’s purge of federal prosecutors as “normal and ordinary,” claiming that Clinton did the same thing. “Clinton, when he came in, replaced all 93 U.S. attorneys,” Rove said. “When we came in, we ultimately replace most all 93 U.S. attorneys — there [...]
UPDATE: The Carpetbagger Report digs even deeper -
The inane ‘Clinton did it too’ defense
As the prosecutor purge scandal continues to become more serious and more damaging for the Bush gang, the right has struggled to come up with a coherent defense. They seem to have embraced one, but it’s surprisingly weak. Karl Rove got the ball rolling last week. “Look, by law and by Constitution [sic], these attorneys serve at [...]
Tags: Karl Rove, Bill Clinton, U.S. Attorneys, Purge
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