Salon: Bush fire Rove? Fat chance

The six reasons it will take an indictment to get Karl Rove out of the Bush White House.

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By Robert Bryce

July 14, 2005 |

For all of you out there waiting for George W. Bush to fire Karl Rove: Don't hold your breath.

Yes, Rove is the perfect target for the Democrats. Yes, the Democrats would like nothing better than to sully the reputation of the man who has been kicking their butts for years. And yes, there are questions about exactly what Rove told Matthew Cooper and possibly, other reporters, about CIA operative Valerie Plame. But there are many reasons why Bush cannot dump Rove.

Reason No. 1: Firing Rove would be perceived as an admission by George W. that things are amiss in his administration. The hallmark of Bush's presidency has been its ability -- when faced with adversity or controversy about a war, a policy or an individual -- to simply ignore the matter and stick to its talking points


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