Karl Rove flees the country
Karl Rove was scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. He didn't show. Not only that, the Committee was told that Rove had left the country on a "long scheduled" trip.
In this video clip, subcommittee chair Rep. Linda Sanchez explains that Rove never told them about any trip.
Not to worry. I'm sure the Democrats will issue a very sternly worded letter, and then everything will be OK again.
Posted by: Uncle Kvetch | July 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM
i wish they would just arrest him.
Posted by: pretzelattack | July 11, 2008 at 02:58 PM
I guess it's too much to hope for that the "long trip" would be to The Hague.
Choice #2 would be the Mariana Trench.
Posted by: Snarki, child of Loki | July 11, 2008 at 03:46 PM
i wish you would flee the country also but please never return...
Posted by: nameofuser | July 11, 2008 at 10:24 PM
i wish you would flee the country also but please never return...
Posted by: nameofuser | July 11, 2008 at 10:25 PM
i wish you would flee the country also but please never return...
Posted by: nameofuser | July 11, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Lawmakers subpoenaed Mr Rove to attend the hearing, but he has refused, citing executive privilege.
The president and those who work for him are allowed by law to resist certain attempts by the judicial and legislative branches of government to force them to co-operate with inquiries - this right is known as "executive privilege".
Posted by: Name | July 11, 2008 at 10:28 PM
lol I can't believe that, (so thanks for verifying)
Add to the list of Bush admins that have a criminal history
I need to start reading your articles more
How do I go about getting my website on your awesome list of websites on the right hand side?
Posted by: J | July 11, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Considering Rove's complicity in essentially all of BushCo's gangster activities, couldn't he be arrested in a foreign country, a la Pinochet in England in 1998?
Posted by: cfrost | July 12, 2008 at 06:25 AM
Where in the World is Karl Rove?
See http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/where-in-the-world-is-karl-rove/
Posted by: Mike Licht | July 12, 2008 at 06:39 AM
Karl Rove is a private citizen, so why would the quaint, kingly, and archaic notions of "executive priviledge" apply?
Oh. I forgot. We live in a monarchy now.
Posted by: shrimplate | July 12, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Karl Rove has been located -- he is in the Crimea.
See http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/karl-in-the-crimea-rove-not-marx/
Posted by: Mike Licht | July 13, 2008 at 05:27 AM
I am an American journalist based in Kyiv. On July 10 to 12, Karl Rove was in Yalta, Ukraine for the annual Yalta European Strategy Conference hosted by Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk. On the morning of July 12, Rove participated in a discussion on how the U.S. presidential elections would affect U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine. When I approached Rove to ask him some questions that afternoon, he declined to speak with me, referring me to the event staff.
Posted by: Zenon Zawada | July 15, 2008 at 04:34 AM
Perhaps Karl went to Ukraine to enjoy a unique shopping experience at the seventh kilometer market.
Posted by: cfrost | July 15, 2008 at 10:31 AM