Rove: Why isn’t President Hopenchange denouncing Reid’s attack on Romney?

◼ Good question. I can think of three answers: - Ed Morrissey/HotAir

Obama and his campaign asked Reid to make the attacks in order to get the smear out without having Obama’s/Team Obama’s own fingerprints on it

Obama didn’t initiate it, but he’s comfortable with the smear and desperate to get some traction on Romney

Obama’s afraid to tell Reid to stop, and risk angering his class-warfare base

Karl Rove tells Fox and Friends this morning that the President has to be assigned ultimate responsibility for Reid’s smear, especially given his silence on the issue:



◼ Nancy Pelosi: It’s a fact somebody told Harry Reid that Romney didn’t pay taxes for ten years - Doug Powers/Michelle Malkin

Those voices in Harry’s head? Nancy Pelosi heard ‘em too...

◼ Update: WH Distances Itself From Reid; Carney Says He "Speaks For Himself" - Real Clear Politics