Rove Lifts Veil on Bush Presidency
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 4th, 2010 5:41 am by HL
Rove Lifts Veil on Bush Presidency
The New York Times previews next week’s release of Karl Rove’s memoir, Courage and Confidence.
“The book is the latest in a stream by top figures from the Bush administration. Mr. Rove’s may carry special interest given his outsized reputation as the political maestro who vaulted a Texas governor to the presidency and guided him through a tumultuous tenure that saw war, terrorism, natural disaster and recession. A hero to conservatives and villain to liberals, Mr. Rove may be the most high-profile White House aide in modern times.”
The Washington Post notes Rove claims in the book not to know why President Bush gave him the nickname “Turd Blossom.”
Democratic Retirements in Tough Districts to Defend
Rep. Eric Massa’s (D-NY) surprise retirement announcement yesterday was overshadowed by the controversy why he was leaving but it’s important to note that he’s the seventh House Democrat leaving a seat that Sen. John McCain won in the 2008 presidential election.
While it’s true that more House Republicans have decided not to seek re-election, the vast majority of them are from solidly Republican districts that shouldn’t be too hard for the GOP to defend.
The Fix: “Remember, too, that filing deadlines have passed in only eight states. The next month, which includes filing deadlines in places like California (March 12), Iowa (March 19) and Missouri (March 30), will be critical in determining just how bad it is going to get for Democrats this fall.”
CQ Politics has the complete list of members in transition this cycle.