Nov

11

Political Posturing: Consent from Rove

[Wonkette]

• Gonzales‘ nomination is a set-up designed by Rove to thank conservative base. Appointment would allow Gonzales to gain conservative credentials before future appointment to Supreme Court while enabling Bush to nominate a conservative –possibly Wilkinson or Luttig– for the first open seat. Bush wants appointments decided by Thanksgiving to focus on agenda. [NYT]

• Bush, meeting with Blair, could break administration tradition by appointing special envoy to Middle East and reaching out to Europeans for cooperation; Arafat’s death considered opportunity “both to make progress and to show that Bush is trying.” [WP, NYT, USAT]

• Evangelicals want staunch support of agenda, fear loss of influence as GOP turns moderate: “If the GOP wants to expand and govern effectively, it can’t play both sides of the fence anymore. It needs a coherent message, which came through loud and clear in the election.” [LAT]

[more at Wonkette]

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