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In article <kf58f.6855$dO2.422@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
 "Mr. Green" <someone@ms.net> wrote:

> Senators And Congressman Rally Around Rove
> 
> Republican Senators Defend Karl Rove:
> 
> NRSC Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole (R-NC): "The Partisan Attacks Against
> Karl Rove Are Out Of Control And Entirely Inappropriate. He Is A
> Distinguished Member Of The White House And He Is My Friend."
> (National Republican Senatorial Committee, "Elizabeth Dole Statement
> On Karl Rove," Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> * Dole: "It Is Incredibly Irresponsible For Individuals And
> Organizations To Make Accusations Based On Rumor And Innuendo. It Is
> Unfair To The Investigation And Even More Unfair To Karl Rove."
> (National Republican Senatorial Committee, "Elizabeth Dole Statement
> On Karl Rove," Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN): "My Democratic Friends Would Be Doing The
> Nation A Great Service If They Spent Half As Much Time Getting
> Legislation Passed That Will Benefit The Country As They Do In
> Attacking Karl Rove." (Sen. Norm Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> * Coleman: "We Have Enough To Do In The Senate In Minding Our Own
> Business Than To Be Sticking Our Noses Into Someone Else's Business.
> Everyone Needs To Cool The Rhetoric, Focus On The Business Of The
> People, And Allow The Investigation To Run Its Course." (Sen. Norm
> Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA): "I Don't See Any Evidence Out There That He
> Violated The Law.'' (Richard Keil and Holly Rosenkrantz, "Rove's Role
> In Spy Inquiry Reverberates Throughout Capital," Bloomberg, 7/12/05)
> 
> Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT): "In All Honesty, The Facts Thus Far - And
> The E-Mail Involved - Indicate To Me That There Is Not A Problem
> Here." (Jim VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove," The
> Washington Post, 7/13/05)
> 
> Hatch: "I Have Always Thought This Is A Tempest In A Teapot." (Jim
> VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove," The Washington Post,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): "If Anyone Thought The Anger And Political
> Sniping That Infested The Capital During The Campaign Would End After
> The Election, They Were Flat Wrong. Partisan Attacks In Lieu Of The
> Facts Have Replaced Ideas, Action And Cooperation." (Sen. John Cornyn,
> "Attacks On Rove 'More Anger And Political Sniping,'" Press Release,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> * Cornyn: "Sadly, These Attacks Are More Of The Same Kind Of Anger And
> Lashing Out That Has Become The Substitute For Bipartisan Action And
> Progress. While Republicans Focus On Accomplishing An Ambitious Agenda
> For The American People, Some Democrats And Their Allies In The
> Hyper-Partisan Interest Groups Continue On Their Path Of Smear And
> Distract." (Sen. John Cornyn, "Attacks On Rove 'More Anger And
> Political Sniping,'" Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA): "I Support Karl Rove." (Tom Raum,
> "Newsview: CIA Leak Probe Focuses On Rove," The Associated Press,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL): "Karl Rove Is A Friend Who, By All
> Accounts, Is Fully Cooperating With The Investigation. He Has Been A
> Most Valuable Member Of President Bush's Team And Has Always Conducted
> Himself According To High Standards. It's Disappointing That Some
> Democrats Are Using An Ongoing Investigation To Try And Score
> Political Points. Instead Of Focusing On The People's Business,
> Democrats Are Prejudging An Incomplete Investigation And Doing Nothing
> More Than Mounting Partisan Political Attacks." (Sen. Jeff Sessions,
> "Statement Of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions On Karl Rove," 7/13/05)
> 
> Republican Congressmen Defend Karl Rove:
> 
> House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): "I Think We See Too Many Efforts
> Now Where People Quickly Rush To Judgment, Rush To Call For The Most
> Bizarre Solutions To Problems That Are Problems That Are Often Just
> Created In Their Own Minds." (Rep. Roy Blunt, Floor Statement, U.S.
> House Of Representatives, 7/13/05)
> 
> Blunt: "Karl Rove Has Fully Cooperated In Any Investigation, And For
> More Than A Year Now Has Permitted Investigators To Talk To Him."
> (Rep. Roy Blunt, Floor Statement, U.S. House Of Representatives,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> House Republican Conference Chair Deborah Pryce (R-OH):" I Think What
> The Democrats Are Doing With Karl Rove Is Just Another Politically
> Motivated Part Of Their Agenda." (CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports,"
> 7/13/05)
> 
> NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds (R-NY): "The Extreme Left Is Once Again
> Attempting To Define The Modern Democrat Party By Rabid Partisan
> Attacks, Character Assassination And Endless Negativity. And As Has
> Become Their Custom, The Rest Of The Democrat Party Is Standing By
> Silently." (National Republican Congressional Committee, "NRCC
> Chairman Tom Reynolds Statement On Karl Rove, Democrat Partisan
> Attacks," Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> * Reynolds: "Democrats Are Bitter About Losing In 2004. And They Will
> Stop At Nothing To Accomplish Through Character Assassination What
> They Could Not Accomplish At The Ballot Box." (National Republican
> Congressional Committee, "NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds Statement On Karl
> Rove, Democrat Partisan Attacks," Press Release, 7/13/05)
> 
> Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA): "Karl Rove Is Just The Latest In A Long Line
> Of Targets For The Democrats Vitriol And Political Games. The American
> People Want To Know How Congress Is Going To Keep The Economy Growing,
> Lower Energy Prices And Keep Them Secure At Home." (Rep. Eric Cantor,
> "Cantor Statement on Democrat Attacks On Karl Rove," Press Release,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA): "Karl Rove Who Did Not Even Know This
> Woman's Name Did Not Have Any Information Of Her Acting In Any Covert
> Manner. It Is Just Silly." ("Fox News', "Fox News Live," 7/13/05)
> 
> * Kingston: "The Democrats Are Absent On Issues Such As Social
> Security, They Are Ambivalent About Iraq To Begin With And They're
> Throwing Up One More Smoke Screen Aimed At Karl Rove Who They're Mad
> At." ("Fox News', "Fox News Live," 7/13/05)
> 
> House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX): "I Support Karl Rove ." (Tom
> Raum, "Newsview: CIA Leak Probe Focuses on Rove," The Associated
> Press, 7/13/05)
> 
> DeLay: "This Is Typical Of The Democrats. They Smell Blood And They
> Act Like Sharks. Karl Rove Is A Good Man. He Was Doing His Job. He Was
> Trying To Talk A Reporter Out Of Filing A False Story Based Upon False
> Premise. I Don't See That He Has Done Anything Wrong." (Fox News'
> "Studio B," 7/13/05)
> 
> Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX): "The President And Karl Rove Are Doing
> Exactly What They Should. They Are Cooperating Fully With The Pending
> Investigation." (Rep. Kay Granger, "Congresswoman Granger Calls
> Democrat Attacks On Rove Partisan Gamesmanship," Press Release,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> * Granger: "He Knew Then That Much Of What Joe Wilson Was Saying Was
> Untrue. The Calls For Mr. Rove's Resignation Are Simply Partisan
> Gamesmanship." (Rep. Kay Granger, "Congresswoman Granger Calls
> Democrat Attacks On Rove Partisan Gamesmanship," Press Release,
> 7/13/05)
> 
> Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY): "Republicans Should Stop Holding Back And
> Go On The Offense: Fire Enough Bullets The Other Way Until The Supreme
> Court Overtakes." (Jim VandeHei, "GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove,"
> The Washington Post, 7/13/05)
> 
> http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=5627
> 
> Kinda cool to see this kinda exposure right before the 2006 Congressional 
> elections, huh?
> Goodbye Republicans, G-O-O-D-B-Y-E! 

gee, do you think the repugs are in denial. or just a lame attempt at 
spin?

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