As Friday wore on, Democrats' attacks on Karl Rove took a turn for the weird.
After Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) circulated a memo indicating that Rove had violated an agreement on confidentiality every federal employee with access to classified information is required to sign, Democrats followed up with a sharp zinger, "Can Karl Rove read?" The letter was subsequently reforwarded by MoveOn.org.
The email suggested that if Rove had read the confidentiality agreement, he might not have leaked.
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That email follows on the heels of another spirited email from the Democratic National Committee communications office: "What is the Difference Between a Family Cat and Karl Rove?"
In this missive, the Democrats noted, "Unfortunately, the Republican leadership has refused to hold hearings on this brazen abuse of power involving matters of national security. However, just a few years ago, these same GOP lawmakers determined it was necessary to focus on the fan mail received by the Clinton family cat, Socks."
In the "Can Karl read?" email, Democrats remark, "Rove probably shouldn't have had this information, would only have had it after signing a non-disclosure agreement, and at least should have received training on how to handle it."
As Friday wore on, Democrats' attacks on Karl Rove took a turn for the weird.