Breaking: Karl Rove Resigning
(CNSNews.com) - Top White House aide Karl Rove has told the Wall Street Journal he will resign at the end of August. In an opinion piece on page A-15, Paul Gibot explains why Rove has decided to leave. "I just think it's time," Rove told the newspaper, adding that he's been thinking about leaving for some time. "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family," the newspaper quoted him as saying. He and his wife reportedly plan to return to Texas, where their son attends college. As President Bush's chief strategist and advisor, Rove has been a major target for liberals, some of whom describe him as "Bush's brain." Most recently, he's been the target of various Democrat subpoenas, and many believe he was the desired target of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald in the Valerie Plame case. Rove told the Wall Street Journal he knows his critics will claim that he's leaving now to avoid congressional scrutiny, but he said it's not true. Rove said the catalyst for his Aug. 31 departure was a message from Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, who told senior White House aides that if they didn't resign soon, they'd be obligated to stay to the end of Bush's term. Rove reportedly plans to write a book on his 14 years with George W. Bush. |
