Dean on NBC: Rove "doesn't belong in the White House."

[madfloridian]

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=5023680&nav=9Tai
"He doesn't belong in the White House. If the president valued America more
than he valued his connection to Karl Rove, Karl Rove would have been fired
a long time ago," said Dean, the Democratic Party chairman, speaking Tuesday
on NBC's "Today" show. "So I think this is probably good news for the White
House, but it's not very good news for America."

And from emptywheel, at DailyKos, who has done much research on this subject:

My Take on the Rove Announcement
by emptywheel

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/13/9339/59486

Tue Jun 13, 2006 at 09:33:09 AM EDT
I know there is a full diary on this already, but I wanted to present the following to explain my own speculations about what the Luskin announcement--that Rove will not face charges--means. And I wanted to share a snippet of the statement Joe Wilson's lawyer sent out this morning, a statement that captures my sentiment in this as well:

While it appears that Mr. Rove will not be called to answer in criminal court for his participation in the wrongful disclosure of Valerie Wilson's classified employment status at the CIA in retaliation against Joe Wilson for questioning the rationale for war in Iraq, that obviously does not end the matter. The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons.

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Civil suit by the Wilsons?

We can only hope.

please sign our guestbook: www.ThankYouRFK.com

[madfloridian]

10. Was thinking the same thing.

:hi:

[madfloridian]

13. Update from empty wheel on that very thing.

"Update: I'd like to make something a bit more clear. The statement at the top of the diary came from Joe Wilson's lawyer, Christoper Wolf, the guy who will take a lawsuit against Karl Rove if the Wilsons decide to sue. So when he says, "The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons," he may have something specific in mind."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/13/9339/59486

[MrModerate]

2. And Bush DOES belong in the White House?

I don't think so.

[OzarkDem]

3. Thank you, Howard!

For stating what's right and what should be obvious to everyone, but itsn't.

[underpants]

4. Dean was outstanding with Mrs.Senor

I do think that he and other Dems should through in a "as you should know" from time to time as a dig on the press reading RW talking points which she clearly was.

[madfloridian]

5. I missed it, power out from a strong feeder band...

from a storm that is/isn't a hurricane, and supposedly is not near us.

Hope someone gets the video up of the interview.

[underpants]

7. nO VIDEO YET

[underpants]

12. *VIDEO*

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/

SEE down in the middle of the page

Dean discusses Rove, Iraq situation

There is probably a 30 second ad at the beginning.

[madfloridian]

6. BTW, emptywheel was on the Plame panel at Yearly Kos.

Marcy Wheeler, who has done tremendous research into this issue. I was really impressed by her.

Her diary at Kos is quite good.

[Cocoa]

8. "good news for the White House, but not for the country"

perfect response. :toast:

[madfloridian]

9. Video is up at NBC.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/

Choose the video on demand for Tuesday.

Very good interview, but Campbell Brown is a little obvious.

Dean says Bush came around to our position on Iraq...he adopted the Democratic position.

Scroll down to Dean's interview.

[Vidar]

11. Give 'em hell, Howard!