and the hypocrisy never stops...

There seems to be no limits or bounds to the Repubican hypocrisy in doing anything to remain in "power." Time and again they have shat upon others. In many cases, the others are people that are close to them or those they love. In addition to the Rumsfeld flap this week comes this tidbit.

An example from a new book by James Moore and Wayne Slater, The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power, illustrates there is no shame. Everthing is fair game:

In Chapter 9, "A Few Simple Questions: What's in Karl's Closet?," the authors draw on interviews with gay acquaintances of Rove's stepfather, Louis Rove, as well as an interview with a circumspect Karl Rove, to reveal that Louis was openly gay after getting divorced from Rove's mother. The chapter jabs hard at Rove, pointing out that Louis Rove, who was clearly Rove's primary father figure, died in Palm Springs just as "his son was in the midst of launching the antigay issues campaign that was to lead to the re-election of George W. Bush."statesman.com

I am assuming that Rove had a relationship with his stepfather. Louis Rove was the only father figure he had. Even if the relationship was a cold one or there was conflict, it tells a lot about Rove and the way his mind works. There is no cost. There is no barrier. There is no boundary to what they will do to reach their final goal.

As the the old adage goes,

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.


[thanks to americablog for the heads up.]