Comments (37)

Anonymous wrote on June 25, 2007 10:48 AM:

He just can't help himself.

Anonymous wrote on June 25, 2007 10:57 AM:

Well today both Siegelman and Scrushy are scheduled to be sentanced today!

linda wrote on June 25, 2007 11:05 AM:

a reporter from the huntsville alabama paper asked the question. geez, you'd think at least one of those highly compensated members of the white house press corps might have thought of questioning kkkkarl..

silly me.

gcs wrote on June 25, 2007 11:07 AM:

More and more I keep thinking Rove is like Jack Nicholson's character in "A Few Good Men." Deep down he's so twisted and arrogant and superior that he's just itching to let the world know how smart and crafty and oh so much better than the rest of us he really is that one day he'll slip and say the thing that will make sure he lives out his days in an orange jumpsuit.

jane wrote on June 25, 2007 11:11 AM:

Scott Horton mentioned yesterday (http://harpers.org/subjects/NoComment) that since Dana Simpson has spoken up, her car was driven away and totaled and her house was burned down.

Why is this not bigger news?

jane wrote on June 25, 2007 11:15 AM:

Scott Horton wrote yesterday:

http://harpers.org/subjects/NoComment

that since Dana Simpson has spoken up, her car was driven away and totaled, and her house was burned down.

Why is this not bigger news?

Rusty wrote on June 25, 2007 11:22 AM:

questions:

Why is there no special prosecuter working on this DOJ case yet?There should be a grand jury someplace compling information on the misuse of this department, but instead we have to rely on a reporter from the huntsville alabama paper to get this information into the public realm?

How far does Rove have to go before something happens? Are we waiting on a citizens arrest or something?

Can we bring back the three martini lunch? News like this makes me think I need one. Oh, and forgive me if I don't get excited this time.

johnnydoughey wrote on June 25, 2007 11:22 AM:

I think the 30 yr sentence attempted by the prosecution is great- hopefully, it will go through. I only wish the republican lawbreakers got the same aggressive sentencing suggestions. A few 20-30 yr penalties might just save the taxpayer a few hundred billion dollars this next few years. It might also add some support for our now struggling democracy...

rumrunner wrote on June 25, 2007 11:34 AM:

A very good question, Jane

jeffgee wrote on June 25, 2007 11:38 AM:

Here are a couple of links to the Dana Simpson (AKA Jill Simpson) house fire story:

http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/
http://locustfork.net/blog/

Wow. They really ARE the mafia.
Dana Simpson is a lifelong Republican.

Mrs Panstreppon wrote on June 25, 2007 11:44 AM:

Jane, Thanks for the link to Scott Horton's Harper article, "Justice in Alabama" - link below. Horton does a terrific job explaining how Siegelman was framed.

I hope Laura McGann takes a look Horton's story.

Buck wrote on June 25, 2007 11:59 AM:

Deep down he's so twisted and arrogant and superior that he's just itching to let the world know how smart and crafty and oh so much better than the rest of us he really is that one day he'll slip and say the thing that will make sure he lives out his days in an orange jumpsuit.
Posted by: gcs
Date: June 25, 2007 11:07 AM

Fear not. He's already said it. It's in an email.
Be patient. These things necessarily take some time, and timing is everything.

Rhett Butler wrote on June 25, 2007 12:04 PM:

Is Rove's answer supposed to be a reference to the line in Gone With the Wind about "I don't know nothin' about birthin' babies"? If so, very strange sense of humor.

Mark Richards wrote on June 25, 2007 12:06 PM:

Rove (smiling): "I have no knowledge that the victim was found behind the barn underneath a tractor."

Enabling Press Spokesperson: "What he meant to say is that he knows nothing about the death"

It must be difficult to manage all the lies.

jane wrote on June 25, 2007 12:22 PM:

Mrs Panstreppon,

My life is richer since I found Scott Horton's blog. He discusses the news in a historical, classical, literary context -- he teaches me far more than current events. But his and the other outstanding blogs that challenge what's happening in this country, have too narrow an audience.

Blogs are great, but they fail to reach a lot of well-meaning people who, because they're seriously misinformed, are part of the problem.

It's very frustrating when my neighbors -- wonderful people -- believe that they're getting the news when they listen to talk radio, and form their opinions accordingly. And connecting them to the internet is unrealistic.

Blogs are written and read by a lot of smart, monied, well-connected people. I wish they would devise ways to reach red-necks like my neighbors and myself --

ifthethunderdontgetya wrote on June 25, 2007 1:00 PM:

Jane, thanks for that link as well.

I'm reposting it at my usual haunts...

erica wrote on June 25, 2007 1:58 PM:

Has anyone commented on the fact that GWB was in Huntsville on the 21st of June? Rallying the troops perhaps?

erica wrote on June 25, 2007 2:01 PM:

Wasn't GWB just in Huntsville? Like the 21st? I wonder who he visited.

Erin wrote on June 25, 2007 2:05 PM:

Jane,

I think you're doing a great job of widening Scott Horton's reach. I'd never read (nor heard of) his blog before, but I think I'm already hooked. He's a transcendent writer, too -- I feel a little more in love with the true ideals of our country after reading that entry.

Thanks for sharing the link.

jane wrote on June 25, 2007 2:30 PM:

Erin:

Re. Scott Horton's outstanding blog:

http://harpers.org/subjects/NoComment

I hope you can read through the archives -- his blog is just a few months old, therefore easy to catch up....

fast2write wrote on June 25, 2007 2:57 PM:

The full story is at the Locust Fork News and Journal, written by former New York Times reporter Glynn Wilson.

http://www.locustfork.net/blog/

no-one, really wrote on June 25, 2007 2:57 PM:

I think the sense on this thread is right-- he considers himself to be too smart and too witty to ever get in trouble, like Aldrich Ames or Hannibal Lecter.

That said, why even bother with the non-denial denial? Why not just go for the gusto and lie, lie, lie? What does it matter?

fast2write wrote on June 25, 2007 2:58 PM:

The full story is at the Locust Fork News and Journal, written by former New York Times reporter Glynn Wilson.

http://www.locustfork.net/blog/

fielberg wrote on June 25, 2007 5:14 PM:

Why is Siegelman being sentenced for 30 years for bribery but Scooter Libby only getting 2 1/2 years for compromising our National Security?

DanInAlabama wrote on June 25, 2007 5:43 PM:

erica
June 25, 2007 2:01 PM

Bush was at the Brown's Ferry Nuclear plant in Athens, Al on the 21st to do a photo-op and talk up Nuclear Power. There was a small number of protesters on hand. Huntsville and Athens are DOD contractor towns which no doubt tended to kept that number small.

Randi Bates wrote on June 25, 2007 6:11 PM:

The fire at Simpson's home was on February 21st.

Her affidivit was dated May 21st.

Her local firm marshall says the probably cause pf the fire was ane elctrical surge.

So the fire was three months before he went public with her accusations.

PurpleAvenger wrote on June 25, 2007 6:22 PM:

"With the track record of the US Attorney firings, when the president's top advisor is accused, credibly and specifically, of orchestrating the prosecution of a Democratic governor, he should be able to give a straightforward answer."

The Siegelman fiasco makes it look like going after Democratic state elected officials - and not just after (mostly minority) voters likely to lean Democratic - might have been part of the scheme.

is it only Alabama? What about Wisconsin?

While some seem to feel that Wisconsin's USA Steve Biskupic is a good guy (http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/013959.php)
. . . you have to ask, did he keep his job because he went after an employee in the (Democratic) Wisconsin governor's administration, in a case with evidence the federal Ct of Appeals called "beyond thin" - fervently hoping to get her to rat out the governor, during a hotly contested race last fall.
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003075.ph

are there other Democratic state officials prosecuted by USAs in the past few years? I think it would be worth checking into.

Bill wrote on June 25, 2007 7:20 PM:

Rumors of Simpson's affidavit began to circulate around Montgomery in late January. If the incidents are related then they were most likely an attempt to head off the affidavit than to punish her for giving it.

Randi Bates wrote on June 25, 2007 8:19 PM:

Rumors of the affidavit couldn't have possibly been circulating around Montgomery in January. The docuement didn't exist until May 21, 2007.

cebm wrote on June 26, 2007 10:16 AM:

Wow. Just read Scott Horton's No Comment blog. Thanks for pointing to it, it is really good and all ready bookmarked. Thanks.

Foundation wrote on July 2, 2007 3:24 PM:

Experience the Annual Scientific Meeting in a whole new way… Donors who contribute a minimum of $1,000 to the REF by June 30, 2007 are eligible for exclusive donor benefits at the 2007 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston. Click here for more information. http://big-tits-fucking.blogspot.com It is estimated that by the year 2020, 18.2 percent of all Americans will be afflicted with some form of arthritis. What if someday soon there aren't enough rheumatologists to meet the growing demand for rheumatologic care?

greettfood wrote on July 4, 2007 5:38 PM:

The SEV system generates energy from sunlight and converts this energy to high voltage which is utilized to charge the supplemental battery and the Hybrid Vehicle (HV) battery pack. This allows the Hybrid Vehicle to operate for extended driving range in the electric mode
Absolutely Free Live Sex Videos With the SEV solar system, the Toyota Prius can operate up to 20 miles per day in electric mode thus improving fuel economy by up to 29% (depending on driving habits and

greettfood wrote on July 5, 2007 2:00 AM:

The SEV system generates energy from sunlight and converts this energy to high voltage which is utilized to charge the supplemental battery and the Hybrid Vehicle (HV) battery pack. This allows the Hybrid Vehicle to operate for extended driving range in the electric mode
Gay Men Hardcore Sex With the SEV solar system, the Toyota Prius can operate up to 20 miles per day in electric mode thus improving fuel economy by up to 29% (depending on driving habits and

Anonymous wrote on July 7, 2007 11:06 AM:

KARL ROVE has had an on going homnosexual relationship with both Jeff Gannon and Ken Melhman....

don wrote on July 7, 2007 11:06 AM:

KARL ROVE has had an on going homosexual relationship with both Jeff Gannon and Ken Melhman....

PrelKikam wrote on August 27, 2007 12:10 AM:

enter text? test, sorry

dfdf767df

Gen wrote on October 3, 2007 10:31 PM:

Don Siegelman was a wonderful governor, and his opponents have gone through the years of his political service in as detailed a manner as could be done. Please read the background on this case and pass on this heartbreaking story. Siegelman and his wife, Lori, dedicated their lives to promoting education, business, and the arts in Alabama. He started the Reading Initiative Program that has been so successful in Alabama and across the nation. See the link below for latest reports; however, don’t expect to see any credit given to him in the report. To learn that he started the program, you will have to go to the second link. The article at the AL state archives lists facts about his achievements, such as bringing four major car industries to AL during his administration. His success is what angered his opponents because the people in Alabama loved him and elected him in an overwhelmingly Republican state.

eagleforum.org...

www.archives.s...

donsiegelman.n...