Official "A" - Feeling The Heat...
Rove Informs White House He Will Be Frogmarched
"Within the last week, Karl Rove told President Bush and Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, as well as a few other high level administration officials, that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will immediately resign his White House job when the special counsel publicly announces the charges against him, according to sources.
Details of Rove's discussions with the president and Bolten have spread through the corridors of the White House where low-level staffers and senior officials were trying to determine how the indictment would impact an administration that has been mired in a number of high-profile political scandals for nearly a year, said a half-dozen White House aides and two senior officials who work at the Republican National Committee.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, sources confirmed Rove's indictment is imminent. These individuals requested anonymity saying they were not authorized to speak publicly about Rove's situation."
"Late Thursday afternoon and early Friday morning, several White House officials were bracing for the possibility that Fitzgerald would call a news conference and announce a Rove indictment today following the prosecutor's meeting with the grand jury this morning. However, sources close to the probe said that is unlikely to happen, despite the fact that Fitzgerald has already presented the grand jury with a list of charges against Rove. If an indictment is returned by the grand jury, it will be filed under seal."
Building a case against Official "A" has been complex and lengthy, ONLY because it does not end there. Let's just say that there is an Official "A-" and Official "A+," and that is all I have to say about that! ;)
posted by Patrick J. Fitzgerald at 5/12/2006
43 Comments:
All, here is my Fitzmas Carol and it's called:
"Porkrinds Roasting on an Open Fire"
Porkrinds roasting on an open fire,
Fitzgerald nipping at your nose,
Fitzmas carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed all in orange clothes.
Everybody knows a Grand Jury and some mistletoe,
Helps to make the season bright.
Fitz’s bloggers with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Fitz is on his way;
He's loaded lots of indictments on his sleigh.
And every CIA Agent is going to spy,
To see if Turdblossom really knows how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To bloggers from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Fitzmas to you!
'Bout time ;-)
Ambramoff said to tell ya 'you da man!'
Darn i wanted to invite him and Luskin to a bar-b-que---on memorial day--but looks as if he is going to be over the fire before then.
Looks like a job well done-Pat-Rick
Congrats --i hope-- to you and your staff.
This is really a terrific time to be part of something like this blog, that's been here for all of us needing to know that not everyone lies, cheats and steals to get what they want. We have met those we consider friends and feel part of something larger.
Huge bravos to PJF and staff from all of us.
Excellent!!! Porkrinds is fried for good!!! Now that Porkrind will be out of picture, Hadley.Badly will be easy! Next on bat: "Grampa Simpson" Cheney. Fitz, make sure that you indict Cheney at night. It seems as though he can't keep awake in the mornings... Good job, Fitz!
From Captain Anonymous
What is wrong with announcing the
indictment Saturday. Make my day.
Hell! make my weekend.
I thended to stay out of politics with my music. Especially while performing. I have a natural aversion to bringing people down when I work.
In 2002 I wrote 8 songs for Howard Dean's campaign, including The Vermontster Mash and Kerry's Lament.
I decided that I wanted to have an effect on the 2006 elections, so I set up a Podcast on New Year's Eve.
Since that time I've surpassed 30,000 Pageviews and transferred 12 Gigabytes of audio content into other people's hearts.
I thought Goper's Lament (Hard To Be A Republican) was going to be a ha ha funny when I performed it in the subway.
At Rector Street, two blocks south of Ground Zero, it made people cry today.
It's time to shut it down. Cornered rats with Nukular weapons. Not Good.
shoild read I intended...sorry
It's time to shut it down. Cornered rats with Nukular weapons. Not Good.
SS maybe some truth to that.
Some one wrote today that he may try to pull a "Clinton" cruise missle to --as it turns out--an asprin factory to take the Monica thing out of play.
Come to think of it--Clinton pulled some raunchy stuff also.
When this goes down it will be interesting how the Pres. spins it for the public--Rove was his brain---OMG--NOW WHAT!!! A LOBOTOMY--
Who is next? GONZALEZ,CHENEY,HADLEY........
This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy like roast beef, this little piggy like none, and this little porker cried wee wee all the way to jail....round 'em up, ship 'em out!
I know, Mr. SS, it is very frightening....we must all pray against this insanity. I have a child leaving for a class trip by air in the wee hours this coming morning out of state, and I'm worried sick right now.
Sad when you can no longer trust your own gov't.
No more "official" WH duties will free him up to pay more attention to rigging the 2006 elections.
Anon
Come to think of it--Clinton pulled some raunchy stuff also.
Yeah, but we're all wearing the blue dress now. The whole freakin' world.
Goper's Lament (Hard To Be A Republican)deykurpv
teak, if your young un was headed to D.C. -feel safe.
It's the most ironic thing. Friday in this city is really positive. Little traffic in the afternoon, with the hot shots gone...kids and chaperones everywhere. They are behaving themselves.
I'm here for a different gig, but the city has a really nice feel after the trash that makes too much money and works two days a week, leaves town.
Prissy adores you Fitz and staff -slow involved lengthy investigation -but thorough, I am sure. Very thankful it is concluding... A+ for you, in a positive way ;-)
Rover should just resign now while folks are distracted by the telephone records.
Someone earlier today wrote something about U.S. warships moving closer to Iran. Could someone please confirm that with a link to a news report?
I bet the GOP is going nutso now. Check out the latest CNN polls comparing the Gerbil to Pres. Clinton:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/12/bush.clinton.poll/index.html
Jackie--not to worry or get jealous. I was so nervous meeting The Man that I'm sure all he remembers of it was wondering who is this shaky lady who won't let go of my hand! But he was really nice to me; I think he felt sorry for me. Important people do not visit my part of the world very much at all.
Oh, and I know nothing about ties, so you job is safe. :-)
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/8482785.html
Powerful. View with caution, it will upset you or it should. Graphic.
Long live Sir Patrick the UNTOUCHABLE!
/hip hip hoorah
If I lived with a camel in a $20 tent near an aspirin factory in Iran, I'd be pretty nervous.
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Kdoug
There ain't gonna be no freakin' election this year and I'm freakin sick of folks talkin' like there's gonna be one.
Can anyone in the whole freakin' blogsphere give me one single incentive that Bush has to hold an election this year??
Can anyone in this freakin' blogsphere give me 20 reasons why Bush doesn't want an election this year.
Sorry folks, your Democrach has been swallowed by giant frogs that should have been marched on Sept 12.
And no one here has a Plan B.
50 Ways To Dump The Dubya
Love Songs From Ground Zero
by Subway Serenade on Fri May 12, 2006 at 07:40:36 PM PDT
[ Parent ]
* [new] Maybe not a real troll (2+ / 0-)
but sure as heck sounding like one.
by kos on Fri May 12, 2006 at 07:59:56 PM PDT
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It don't change the facts. We need a Plan B...
Just in case Bush cancels the election
50 Ways To Dump The Dubya
And notice, Night Owl, that there isn't a poll of how many times the Gerbil yearned for the bottle for the two terms vs. Clinton. Both President dealt with public scrunity but one yearns for the bottle and other had to take the public scrunity. No war during Clinton's terms whereas a war on false pretenses created by the Gerbil. And notice there are more indictments during the Gerbil Administration. I'll say it again.. With his personal blankie and archtitect, Porkrind , being indicted, the Gerbil will be yearning for the bottle more than ever. Just check out the Gerbil's quiveling lips on Monday's news conference. And Red Bull won't help the Gerbil!
From Thinkprogress:
"$50 billion. Damages sought from Verizon for turning over phone records to the NSA in a new federal lawsuit filed on behalf of customers."
More on Hookergate:
"Deep in the Post's story on Friday's raid of Dusty Foggo's home and office, there was this:
Intelligence officials close to [Porter Goss] said yesterday that Goss had asked Foggo to resign early last week, several days before the White House announced that it was replacing Goss.
"Porter asked him to step down because of his concerns that the allegations against Foggo had become a distraction for the employees and had the potential to damage the agency's reputation," an intelligence official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The official said Goss had no knowledge that federal agents were preparing to issue search warrants at the time or even that his own resignation was only days away from being announced by President Bush."
Yeah, right..... I don't think so.. In plain English, Foggo got caught with his pants down!!!!
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Final posting. Now 72 people are calling for investigation into wiretapping issue. It was only 50.
From Raw Story:
Seventy two in Congress join battle against wiretaps
The following 72 Representatives are amici in the brief:
John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan
Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii
Gary Ackerman of New York
Brian Baird of Washington
Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Howard Berman of California
Shelley Berkley of Nevada
Earl Blumenauer of Oregon
Rick Boucher of Virginia
Corrine Brown of Florida
Michael Capuano of Massachusetts
Julia Carson of Indiana
William Lacy Clay of Missouri
Artur Davis of Alabama
Peter DeFazio of Oregon
Diana DeGette of Colorado
William Delahunt of Massachusetts
Sam Farr of California
Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania
Barney Frank of Massachusetts
Al Green of Texas
Raul Grijalva of Arizona
Maurice Hinchey of New York
Ruben Hinojosa of Texas
Michael Honda of California
Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Illinois
Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio
Dale E. Kildee of Michigan
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick of Michigan
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio
Tom Lantos of California
Barbara Lee of California
Zoe Lofgren of California
John Lewis of Georgia
Carolyn Maloney of New York
Edward Markey of Massachusetts
Jim McDermott of Washington
James McGovern of Massachusetts
Martin Meehan of Massachusetts
George Miller of California
James Moran of Virginia
Jerrold Nadler of New York
Eleanor Holmes Norton of District of Columbia
James Oberstar of Minnesota
John Olver of Massachusetts
Major Owens of New York
Donald Payne of New Jersey
Charles Rangel of New York
Linda Sanchez of California
Bernard Sanders of Vermont
Janice Schakowsky of Illinois
Bobby Scott of Virginia
Jose Serrano of New York
Brad Sherman of California
Louise Slaughter of New York
Hilda Solis of California
Fortney Pete Stark of California
Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
John Tierney of Massachusetts
Tom Udall of New Mexico
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Debbie Wasserman Shultz of Florida
Melvin Watt of North Carolina
Maxine Waters of California
Diane Watson of California
Henry Waxman of California
Robert Wexler of Florida
Lynn Woolsey of California
David Wu of Oregon
Albert Russell Wynn of Maryland
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Seventy_two_in_Congress_join_battle_0511.html
Good night! Signing off!
Nightowl: The aircraft carrier article can be found at the Raw Story website.
http://www.rawstory.com/
scroll down the page, it is on the right side
Anon: This might not make you feel any better:
By Sean Osborne, Associate Director, Senior Analyst
sean@homelandsecurityus.com
11 May 2006: Amid talk of a possible “American Hiroshima” and the real threat of dirty bombs, the Thurston County, Washington Sheriff’s Department confirmed the theft of FIVE TONS of lead sheets from a hazardous waste cleanup site near Maytown, Washington, about 20 miles south of Olympia. According to official reports, the lead sheets varied in size, ranging from 3’ x 4’ to 4’ x 8’ feet; the sheets were about a half-inch thick and were reported missing early Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The theft reportedly happened within the last few weeks.
Read More...
Top Stories: US : Significant Theft of Explosives Concern Authorities
*11 May 2006: The theft of 500 pounds of explosives, including nearly 700 sticks of dynamite and a 30 pound bag of ammonium nitrate, was reported on May 3, 2006 by the Gold Mountain Mine Company located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles, California. Police reports indicate that person(s) unknown broke into the explosives storage bunker in Big Bear Lake, California and removed the explosives. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are investigating this incident. Earlier this week, authorities established a $25,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the explosives and/or arrests of the individuals involved in the theft.
* 11 May 2006: On Monday, the Toronto Sun reported the theft of hundreds of stolen Afghan passports, noting that they can be used by terrorists to attempt entry into Canada and the U.S. According to published media reports, the blank passports and official Afghan seals were stolen from the Afghan embassy in Belgium on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Police are concerned the blank documents can be modified by terrorists to pose as refugees, board flights to Canada and sneak into the U.S.
Security officials at U.S. border crossing checkpoints are advised to be on alert for the immediate use of these documents.
The DHS and FBI issued a “Joint Information Bulletin” on February 7, 2006 about suspicious bulk cellular telephone purchases.
Note: TracFone is owned by Verizon.Their Tech support is located in Mexico.
Incidents: Within the last few months, numerous suspicious actual and attempted bulk purchases of pre-paid cellular telephones (specifically TracFone and Virgin Mobile) models were reported to law enforcement agencies across the United States. The most common points of sale were box retail stores such as WalMart, Target and Best Buy.
Focus: Terrorists based in the US might employ the phones for two purposes:
1. Untraceable communications: Specifically, terrorists inside the U.S. could use “disposable” cellular telephones for primary and virtually untraceable communications between operatives and cells. These phones are used for short periods or for a specific purpose before the user discards them. Many emerging technologies permit Internet access and phones with integral cameras for surveillance purposes.
2. Fundraising: (Related FBI Intelligence Bulletin #167, New patterns of al Qaeda Financing issued 25 May 2005): As the sources of terrorist fundraising are being continually disrupted by the efforts of our government, potential terrorists turn to other and more innovative methods of raising cash. Terrorists in the U.S. frequently engage in the sale of commodities of funding, including the sale of untaxed cigarettes (obtained from Indian reservations), drugs, weapons, diamonds and gold. With regard to pre-paid cellular telephones, buyers take advantage of discounted prices and resell the telephones for profit, primarily over the Internet or by shipping the phones abroad. It is important to note that prepaid cellular telephones are valued abroad because their software can be modified in a manner that allows access to foreign cellular networks. The software and instructions required to perform these modifications are readily available over the internet.
3. Other Potential Uses: Cellular telephones and their components have been used in the construction of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The bombs used in the fatal bombings in Madrid, Spain were detonated by triggers made from cellular telephones. Notably, mass quantities of cellular telephones would NOT be required for such purposes.
Methods: Purchasers of cellular phones will frequently make smaller, multiple purchases or make purchases from different outlets of the same store to circumvent the disposable/prepaid cellular telephone restrictions imposed by the retailers. In many cases, the same individuals also used either gift cards or cash to purchase the cellular phones in an effort to conceal their identity.
October 2005: Massachusetts: Same male purchased approximately $5,000 worth of disposable cellular telephones from five area Wal-Mart stores.
November 2005: California: In Los Angeles, a male-female couple purchased at least twenty cellular telephones at a time (multiple purchases).
November 2005: At a single Wal-mart store, several closely related subjects purchased upwards of 100 prepaid cellular telephones in a 24-hour period.
December 2005: Illinois: Known male with possible terrorist connections purchased twelve prepaid cellular telephones
December 2005: Texas: Sixty prepaid cellular telephones were purchased by six Middle Eastern men from a Wal-Mart store in Midland, Texas. The men were identified and at least two were found to be on the government’s terrorist watch list.
December 2005: Maryland: Subject purchased 54 pre-paid cellular telephones at one Radio Shack store.
December 2005: Ohio: Male purchased thirty prepaid cellular telephones at a Walgreen’s store.
January 2006: California: Male purchased 150 prepaid TracFones from various stores of a retail chain in the Los Angeles area.
January 2006: New York Known male subject purchased six T-Mobile pre-paid cellular telephones from a Target store in the Kingston/Jamaica area.
January 2006: New York: At the Wal-Mart store in Newburgh, a male-female couple purchased 36 TracFones.
January 2006: New York: Police in Colonie, NY received a report that a male and female, acting individually but known to be related, purchased 31 pre-paid cellular telephones from the Target department store.
January 2006: New York: nearly two-dozen empty TracFone packages were found discarded in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store in Fishkill, NY.
Qustion is Who's doing it? I'm left wondering. And what are the freaking Homeland Security Doing anyway? Someone needs to tell them their name is not FEMA and they are supposed to be pro-active!
www.homelandsecurityus.com
oops! sorry, I left out part of the article:
Top Stories: US : Five Tons of Lead Stolen
11 May 2006: Amid talk of a possible “American Hiroshima” and the real threat of dirty bombs, the Thurston County, Washington Sheriff’s Department confirmed the theft of FIVE TONS of lead sheets from a hazardous waste cleanup site near Maytown, Washington, about 20 miles south of Olympia. According to official reports, the lead sheets varied in size, ranging from 3’ x 4’ to 4’ x 8’ feet; the sheets were about a half-inch thick and were reported missing early Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The theft reportedly happened within the last few weeks.
Although sheriff’s detectives don’t know how the theft was carried out, they do know that the theft took planning and most likely involved several trips and several trucks. “That’s not something you just throw in the back of a pickup,” stated Thurston County sheriff’s Captain Jim Chamberlain.
The lead was stolen from a large, 1,625-acre parcel of property in the 13000 block of Tilley Road in Washington County, the former home of an explosives manufacturing plant. The property is the site of a hazardous waste cleanup project to search the soil and groundwater for petroleum products, arsenic and lead, all used to make explosives The stolen lead was left over from the demolition of several buildings on the property where explosives were manufactured. The lead once lined the walls and floors of buildings, serving as a protection against sparks and possible workplace explosions.
Authorities are acting on the assumption that the lead was stolen for its value, which is estimated to be about $3,000. Detectives have been checking with metal recycling companies in neighboring counties, but so far have no leads.
Meanwhile, the Northeast Intelligence Network is not dismissing the more likely possibility that the metal was taken for other, more nefarious purposes. Lead is commonly used to store, transport and shield nuclear material from detection, as well as to protect those transporting or storing nuclear material from radiation poisoning.
These stolen lead sheets could theoretically be utilized in the transport of terrorist nuclear or radiological devices from covert storage locations within the US homeland to their deployment locations within the US homeland.
Roger said:
"For Cheney, sure because Cheney's totally insane and will sooner go down being nuked."
========
True.
Kathleen
I Bow to the MAN OF THE HOUR, and God bless you Fitz for the World Community, from Down Under
Republican with full power have proven
that they cannot
LEAD
FOLLOW
OR
GET
THEIR
ARCES OUT OF THE WAY.....
grandmanuk
A+ = POTUS
in my mind.. that's who Rove advised..
that's who he informed first that he would be frogmarched..
thats me grandmainuk..just posted
SPB,
Why would an indictment like this, be held under seal? Just curious.
Fran, thanks for those citations, that's some scary stuff when its all put together like that. Better to put these things together BEFORE the fact. I will do some more checking with that info you posted.
Thanks for the info on the ships headed toward the Iran region.
Run-of-the-mill illegal drug dealer people also use disposable cell phones. This purchase was probably a drug person because of how sloppy it was done:
"January 2006: New York: nearly two-dozen empty TracFone packages were found discarded in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store in Fishkill, NY."
But, the rest on that list from Fran are disturbing. The FBI already *knows* there are links to cell phones and terrorism suspects because of a court case in Chicago from a couple of years ago.
As much as everyone bashes Wal-mart, if someone tells them to keep an eye on sales of XYZ, they tend to do it. Has anyone put increased scrutiny on bulk purchases of disposable phones? We know those phone purchases were not from charities working with H. Katrina people or battered women's shelters because charities bring in that 503(B) (I think that is the right number) tax exempt FEIN code thing so they do not have to pay sales tax. Now that I ruled out normal people who would buy really cheap cell phones in bulk, that only leaves bad guys buying them.
An A+ to PJF and team.
The Merry Fitzmas holidays continue.
Take down A and A+ and you get POTUS, number 43.
Only when it is glaringly true, that congress will then hold impeachment hearings.
Zero backbone exists within the beltway until you affect their 'way of life', e.g. graft.
Roger,
Folks on the right were floating the idea of canceling elections a couple of years ago. It's entirely doable and it won't take much to scare the sheeple right out of their pants. Bush has already demonstrated that he enjoys children's books when the nation is under attack, and he doesn't lose any sleep when losing a major city on 3 days notice.
THe level of criminality of this administration is so insanely high, that it's really naive to think that these folks would leave themselves open to the type of investigations that would surely follow a Democratic landslide. Even a REAl investigation of 9/11 would be possible and folks would be able to ask PNAC about that "New Pearl Harbor" they needed to fool the sheeple into a war in Iraq.
It don't take a street musician to figure this out. It's the classic pathology of an abusive relationship. People should see it as such.
Bush now has to teach his b*tch a lesson that he is in control. The b*tch in this case is the Statue of Liberty.
Cornered rats with Nukular weapons. Not Good.
Pug,Pat-Rick---you and your team are excellent in what you do---BUT--YOU may have another calling--waiting for you--Book writer--tv show writer ,director--like the VEGAS ending last nite---
You have become a master--OF THE HOOK--All your supporters in here are anticipating Mr.Rove getting his day in court--AND YOU IN A SLY WAY--SAY STAY TUNED-DONT LEAVE -YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET--This blog is not for the weak of heart :))) I have to stock up on more candy.
(((((((( Building a case against Official "A" has been complex and lengthy, ONLY because it does not end there. Let's just say that there is an Official "A-" and OFFICIAL "A+," (((((((and that is all I have to say about that! ;)-:)))))) Thank you FORREST.
Me thinks that some in high places are rueing the day you were selected to handle this assingment. YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE TRUE FIGHTERS.
Rosemary we need a new posting.
As for those A's well Hadly and Cheney are next. Now its time for the wait and see what move they make. Will they turn on each other or will they use executive power. Fitz this is much bigger then I could ever think. The way these guys set up the funneling of money, sex aka poker aka illegal deals, lying and using religion, invading countries and the list goes on. I'm getting to old for this.
For anyone in Kentucky, please, just say/vote no to corruption:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060512/ap_on_el_gu/kentucky_governor
Did this guy not learn what happened in Illinois?
"""""""""teak said...
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/8482785.html
Powerful. View with caution, it will upset you or it should. Graphic.""""""""""""""'
YOU ARE CORRECT IT HAS A FEW GRAPHIC PICS--but ALL should look--just jump over those 3/4 shots---
That is a Powerful presentation of the past 5 years--THANK YOU for that link--It is not really political- but it shows what a ONE party system can do to a country .
When all votes are controlled by one party and the Leader says yes to anything that hits his desk.....
you end up with a "DEMOCRATIC(sorry Dems)DICTATORSHIP"
The graphics @3 are war related But that piece in pictures is so Powerful--THANKS AGAIN--I saved it and may forward it around.
Congrats and thanks for a job well done.
This slightly OT but I smelled the bomb that Ressam was cooking up for LA back in Dec 1999. I didn't know what it was at the time but the stink made us notice and comment as we went by in both directions. This was a very busy area in the city with thousands of people around. It smelled like the worst catalytic converter ever, for those of you too young to have experienced a 70's car, it smells like metallic rotten eggs. The Vancouver area had just about exactly the same type of things stolen as the LA news article in the above posts list out:dynamite, fertilizer etc. I hope this helps somebody identify a bomb being built before it gets completed. I also hope that nobody ever needs this knowlege.
Jay
To give a little credit (begrudging at best) to Congress (ouch this hurts lol) If Dubya is impeached, we get the man who could'nt shot straight or the lesser minions in office. Perhaps now isn't the time for impeachment.
Besides, they are easily intimidated by anthrax...
T:
Your question: why is the indictment sealed??? It is because indictment is done deal... Fitz has now told Porkrinds that he has 24 hours to get his affairs in order.... Fitz would have notified that press on Friday of a press conference but Rove wanted time to get his affairs in order. So, it is done deal. And Rove said that he will resign. We are just waiting on Fitz' announcement for a press conference!
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