North Dakota Democrats On Rove For Visiting State Instead Of Hurricane
While President Bush is called a “political opportunist” for spending too much time focused on hurricane response national and North Dakota Democrats criticized Karl Rove for visiting the state instead of “staying at his post.”
A senator from New Jersey is criticizing White House adviser Karl Rove for planning to attend a North Dakota fundraiser the same day Hurricane Rita is expected to hit Texas.
Democrat Frank Lautenberg sent a letter to President Bush Friday saying “it would be expected that Mr. Rove would be at his post ’24/7′ during this crisis.”
Rove is scheduled to attend a Fargo fundraiser for the North Dakota Republican Party on Saturday. He also is scheduled to speak with Gov. John Hoeven, who some Republicans are pushing to challenge Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad.
Rove is White House deputy chief of staff and Bush’s top political adviser.
“There will be plenty of time for fundraising,” Lautenberg said in the letter to Bush. “But for now, putting lives back together and rebuilding communities must take priority over building political war chests.”
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“Rove is putting politics over people,” said Rick Gion, a spokesman for the state Democratic Party. “What is he doing politicking in North Dakota when the people of the Gulf Region need his help?”
You can read more of Gion’s nonsense here, specifically, and here (just click and scroll as its all ND Dems have been talking about of late).
Its amazing how petty these people can be, isn’t it? As though Karl Rove’s presence in Washington D.C. were neccessary for response to hurricane Rita. Really, what can he do from his post with regard to direct response?
This whole thing is silly and really, I think, more indicative of fear over Conrad getting routed by Hoeven in the next election than anything else.
