Edwards Statement on the Resignation of Karl Rove

By: James Martin
Published On: 8/13/2007 7:11:59 PM

From the Edwards campaign:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - John Edwards today released the following statement in reaction to President Bush's announcement that his senior advisor, Karl Rove, will resign at the end of the month:

"Goodbye, good riddance."


Comments



What's with all the short and sweets? (Donkey Hotay - 8/13/2007 7:19:04 PM)

CHICAGO, IL--U.S. Senator Barack Obama made the following statement in response to Karl Rove announcing his resignation as White House Deputy Chief of Staff. 

"Karl Rove was an architect of a political strategy that has left the country more divided, the special interests more powerful, and the American people more shut out from their government than any time in memory.  But to build a new kind of politics, it will take more than the departure of a man or even an Administration that constructed the old -it will take a movement of everyday Americans committed to changing Washington and reclaiming their government."

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Edwards had the better sound bite. (Catzmaw - 8/14/2007 9:51:34 AM)
Short and to the point.


I'm an Edwards fan, (spudchick - 8/14/2007 10:51:55 AM)
but I'd approve of the short-n-sweet anyway.  It admits to the feelings we all have about Karl Rove and doesn't get shrill.  Obama's description is certainly accurate (and skilled--he's got a real knack) but must ~everything~ become an opportunity for campaign oratory? Edwards was speaking to Democrats, while Obama sounded more like he was trying to get swing voters up to speed.