Rove Disses CBS, Calls It "Shoddy Operation"

In the latest GQ, Karl Rove jabs at “60 Minutes,” whose recent piece on former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman did not paint Rove in a positive light.

GQ: Let’s talk about the last couple of scandals you’ve been involved in. Don Siegelman in Alabama [the Democratic governor whom Rove was recently accused of trying to sabotage by forcing U.S. attorneys to bring corruption charges against him prior to an election]. What happened?

Rove: [rolls his eyes] Will you do me a favor and go on Power Line and Google “Dana Jill Simpson” [the Republican lawyer who told 60 Minutes that Rove asked her to take a picture of Governor Siegelman cheating on his wife]? She’s a complete lunatic.

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