publication date: Sunday, August 7, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)

category: Government

clue: It's ironic that the man whose silver tongue helped elect a president has now created a scandal for talking too much.

explanation: Rove was a close personal advisor to the Bush family and President George W. Bush in particular. Shortly before this goo was published, Rove wound up at the center of a scandal in which it seemed as if he had leaked the identity of a CIA agent to reporters, an act of treason under Congressional law. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Jackie Mason, Wendy Hampson, Justin Hampson, Bob Miller, and Derrek White


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