New York City Council To Weigh Bill Asking For Karl Rove's Resignation

City Council To Weigh Bill Asking For Karl Rove's Resignation
June 24, 2005

The City Council is weighing in on the controversial comments made by President George W. Bush's top adviser about the 9/11 attacks.

Democratic Speaker Gifford Miller says the Council will introduce a resolution next week that calls on the president to fire White House Senior Adviser Karl Rove.

The resolution reads: "Rove's rhetoric and cynical strategy of dividing Americans against each other for partisan gain has no place in our nation's public discourse."

The president’s top advisor claimed during a conservative party fundraiser Wednesday that liberals did not understand the consequences of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Rove said liberals responded weakly to the 9/11 attacks, and later put American troops abroad in danger by criticizing their actions.

"Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding to our attackers," said Rove.

The City Council resolution also calls on Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to denounce Rove's statements.

The White House communications director says Rove's comments were not directed at Democrats. But powerful Democratic lawmakers like Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton were outraged by the comments and demanded an apology from Rove.