[BES Friends] Join me in asking Bush to fire Karl Rove

[Stephen Meskin]

Dear Friend,

I hope you will join me right now in signing an open letter to the 
President urging him to thoroughly reject Karl Rove's purposeful attack 
on the patriotism of those who dare ask the tough questions that best 
protect American troops. It is not whether what he did was legal or 
illegal; the issue is whether what he did was ethical.

*http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rove.php*

Dear President Bush,

Karl Rove, your most senior advisor, is embroiled in another controversy 
– this time for leaking the identity of a covert CIA agent. Despite 
carefully worded denials, it is now apparent that Karl Rove discussed 
the identity of an undercover CIA agent with a reporter. His clear aim 
was to discredit that agent’s husband who had dared to challenge the 
administration in the buildup to the war.

You have a choice to make: Spend the months ahead focused on protecting 
Karl Rove’s job security or spend them focused on protecting America’s 
national security. You cannot remain silent.

All I’m asking is that you remain true to your word. When the scandal 
first broke, your spokesman, Scott McClellan, said “If anyone in this 
Administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this 
Administration.” (9/29/03, White House press briefing). What you do now, 
in light of Karl Rove’s involvement will speak volumes.

Decency—and the interests of the American people--demand an end to Karl 
Rove’s days in the White House. You have the choice to either make good 
on your promise to hold accountable those who shared the identity of a 
secret soldier in the war on terror – or prove that promise hollow. I 
call on you to keep your promise to the American people and fire Karl Rove.

Sincerely,
Stephen Meskin