Bayh Chides Rove Over Role in CIA Probe("must step down" if linked)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/13/AR2005101300946.html

By MIKE GLOVER
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 13, 2005; 1:06 PM

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Democratic senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate said Thursday that White House political adviser Karl Rove must step down if he is linked to the leaking of a CIA operative's name.

Rove faces a fourth grand jury appearance in the investigation of the leaking of CIA officer Valeria Plame's name after her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush administration's policies in Iraq.

"Even if he's not indicted, if it appears that a top adviser to the president of the United States was trying to harm someone personally for having a different public policy point of view, that's unacceptable behavior in the White House," Sen. Evan Bayh said.

The Indiana senator said Bush's strategists have divided the nation for short-term political gain...

anything unless he feels it's safe to do politically. Guess Evan's moving leftwards and that tells me something about where he thinks the country's at.

when he was named as the leaker by Cooper?

Bayh should have signed it back then when he was asked. I know thousands of us here did.

My guess is he didn't. Hence his statement now.

I mean Mr. Bayh. Take your soft, pathetic self and go home to Indy.

Everytime he tries to act like a Democrat, the LTTE page of the Indystar explodes with all the "Ha-rummpf! How DARE he forget who put him in office!" letters.... Probably from Pfizer or Eli Lilly execs...

That's telling, in and of itself....

Please find somewhere else to send him. Indiana doesn't want him back, as we have enough Republicans here already...

then we will have a higher terror alert within the next few days...

It's that the men behind the curtain will realize that just another alert won't distract the media or the sheeple this time.

An attack on the Homeland will serve many purposes, far beyond just distracting the media. It will also allow the Fascists to deploy the military - primarily around large metropolitan areas where most of the liberals live - and anyone who disapproves of the deployment is a terrorist sympathizer who hates America.

It might be time for the Reichstag Congress to burn.

n/t

Birch and Marvella Bayh were wonderful, passionate people. I guess their boy Evan is missing the "gut and spine" gene. The more I see him, the less impressed I am.

NH, I think it was, and some lady asked him to comment about the stolen election in Ohio. He said something like "with all due respect for your concern, I do not believe there is anything that would lead us to think that it was stolen". I gave up on him there.

NT

sad sad sad


How can you be a leader when you follow everyone else so far behind?

I usually do not like DLC PAC people. But I've heard Bayh speak and have talked with him. The guy's the real deal. What you see is what you get. Unlike many of the DLC PAC, he's not a monolithic centrist robot. He's moderate, but not pedantic about it. He's very smart and would be a good candidate for pres. I could comfortably support him if he got the nomination for pres even though I do not agree with him on all issues.

on edit: BTW, I am a liberal.

the Dem Senator is?

Give me a break. :spank:

dangled from his crotch.

Bayh should have said that Bush must be held accountable for the Plame leak.

executed for Treason in time of War! Yes! Bush* trumpets that we are at war. Treason in war time is punishable by DEATH! Where are the "strict constructionists" on this one?

The real issue is Dubya. He has lied constantly and should be impeached - and convicted.

"Must step down." Bullshit. Stop covering for them.

about Evan Bayh. He has voted with Bush too many times. Since he decided he wanted to run in '08', he has suddenly shifted far left on some points. But it's too late Evan, you should have been doing this long ago.

This is one of the calls!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_go_co/democrats_rove

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer
Thu Oct 13, 1:06 PM ET

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Democratic senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate said Thursday that White House political adviser Karl Rove must step down if he is linked to the leaking of a CIA operative's name.

Rove faces a fourth grand jury appearance in the investigation of the leaking of CIA officer Valeria Plame's name after her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush administration's policies in Iraq.

"Even if he's not indicted, if it appears that a top adviser to the president of the United States was trying to harm someone personally for having a different public policy point of view, that's unacceptable behavior in the White House," Sen. Evan Bayh (news, bio, voting record) said.

The Indiana senator said Bush's strategists have divided the nation for short-term political gain.

calling for the same thing in July.

n/t

sending emails with petitions and making floor speeches about that.

At one of the press events of the Senate leadership, Kerry asked Rove's head again and Hillary seemed to agree.

Nice to see that Bayh seems to be agreeing, though he is more reserved (we know the man was involved, why does he say: if he is involved).

...as opposed to just sending emails with petitions and making floor speeches.

Swing-voters dont watch CSPAN or get his emails.

what the Dems are saying.

Take an example that is not directly related to Kerry. Kennedy gave yesterday an interview to AP. You may think that AP would ask probing questions and report them. I do not know what questions they asked, but the only thing they reported is that scoop (:sarcs,:) that Kennedy would support Kerry.

So dont expect that Kerry gets a lot of media.

I know he has said things in "many venues."

I am suggesting specific venues- cable & network interview shows.

He seems to have chosen another way to speak to people right now, directly.

what is wrong with this picture.

chide. gimme a break.

chide. cajole. winked at. tweaked.

chide.

the elephant strives mightily, and manages to bring out the mouse in democrats.

sheesh.

when bayh starts doing the whores walk across america looking for my vote, i'l make it a point to chide my collegues for wanting a democrat who has a little fire in his or her belly.

chide.

whalerider

So spare me the attempts to pile on the WH now that it's obvious to practically the whole world what a bunch of corrupt imcompetents they are. Some of us have known this for 5 years while you were sucking up to Bush and the WOT. F you.

Where the hell have you been for the last 5 years? Playing it the DLC way? The Joementum way?

Now you want to come out and take a stand against Rove?

Ooh, big bad Evan ...

did someone say something of importance? wonder how long he held his finger in the wind before he decided to say this?

:boring:

:boring:

When he pulls his tongue out of republican ASS for a moment ....

WAY too little, WAY too late ....

Take a hint from Wesley: fight the good fight EVERY damned day, not when your friends in the WH finally get found out for what they are: criminal conspirators ....

Your lucky YOU arent getting indicted, you kowtowing suckass ! ....