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I imagine this happens a lot but it’s still interesting to read about when it becomes public which doesn’t happen a lot.

Republican operative Jill Simpson told ‘60 Minutes’ that former Bush top adviser Karl Rove asked her to try to get photos of Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat, having sex with one of his aides. Rove has denied trying to smear Siegelman, who was convicted of bribery in a case that was met with outrage from Democratic and Republican officials. Simpson said that Rove called the meeting in 2001; she found no evidence of infidelity. Former Arizona attorney general Grant Woods said, “I personally believe that what happened here was that they targeted Don Siegelman because they could not beat him fair and square.” Woods, a Republican, is among those calling for an investigation.

Maybe Rove is just a voyeur?

This entry was posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 11:20 pm and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).