"Breaking News" from ABC. Despite all the White House spin, new e-mails put Rove right in the middle of the fired U.S. Attorneys controversy. It was Karl's idea to can all the U.S. Attorneys back in early 2005 (that was when the Bush team still believed they had a mandate). Karl and Gonzales were plotting the mass firings even before Gonzales became Attorney General:
New unreleased e-mails from top administration officials show that the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys was raised by White House adviser Karl Rove in early January 2005, indicating Rove was more involved in the plan than the White House previously acknowledged.So, the White House has been lying to the media -- and the American people -- again. What a surprise. Seriously, why does anyone in the White House press corps believe one word uttered by anyone in the Bush White House, including George Bush? The White House lying in this issue is summed up in this line:
The e-mails also show that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discussed the idea of firing the attorneys en masse while he was still White House counsel, weeks before he was confirmed as attorney general.
The e-mails directly contradict White House assertions that the notion originated with recently departed White House counsel Harriet Miers, and was her idea alone.
Two independent sources in a position to know have described the contents of the e-mail exchange, which could be released as early as Friday. They put Rove at the epicenter of the imbroglio and raise questions about Gonzales' explanations of the matter.
What has made the issue a political firestorm is the White House's insistence that the idea came from Miers and was swiftly rejected.In other words, the White House's insistence was a lie. And, it's such a blatant lie that even the media has figured that out.
