How a state governor was imprisoned with help from Karl Rove

The G.O.P. spent millions of dollars -- state and federal dollars -- to remove Don Siegelman from Alabama politics, and they did it with the help of Karl Rove.  The G.O.P. wanted Siegelman out of politics because he is honest, can't be bought, won't be part of corrupt government, and is popular with blacks and whites alike.  From the courtroom they took him away in shackles, to jail, and he was not even allowed to say good-bye to his wife and children.  They wanted to set an example that would deter democrats from running for high ranking Alabama offices. 

The likelihood is that the Karl Rove gang is still chuckling about the success of this operation.  Fortunately, Rove had the cooperation of the three biggest Alabama newspapers, which have strong GOP affiliations, and everything they have printed about Gov. Siegelman is deliberately worded to sound negative.

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