Rove, Leaving a Sour Taste

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Nicole Gaouette writes in the Los Angeles Times: " 'He left with his hat in his hand,' Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) said."

Carl Hulse and Jim Rutenberg write in the New York Times: "One House Republican also warned Mr. Rove that it was dangerous to work too closely with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, one of the authors of the Senate legislation."

John King talked to Rep. Steven Chabot (R-Ohio) on CNN last night.

KING: "Was Karl greeted politely? Was the skepticism aired out? Do you think there's a majority of the Republican conference that could support a guest worker program?"

CHABOT: "I personally do not think a majority of the Republican conference could support anything that even approaches amnesty that's what many of us consider this so-called guest worker program to be."

Rove Indictment Watch

Tim Grieve in Salon reads the scant tea leaves.

Hardy Har Har

Much mirth in the briefing room over Snow's ducking -- for the second day in a row -- of entirely reasonable questions about the role of the president's chief political adviser in a criminal matter.

"Q Has Karl Rove spoken to you about the CIA leak case?

"MR. SNOW: No, he hasn't.

"Q Has any member of the administration spoken to you about the CIA leak case?

"MR. SNOW: Yes.

"Q Who?

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