Rove Skips Keynote Address Yesterday

Another example of Rove keeping a very low profile lately. Here's this morning's Associated Press story via the WTOP Radio website.

Prominent Advisor Misses Republican Breakfast

TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) - White House adviser Karl Rove didn't show at a Republican "Pep Rally Breakfast" Saturday in Fairfax County.

Rove had been scheduled to give the keynote address at an event trying to help out Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore, but was replaced by Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman.

The Washington Post reports about 300 people had turned out to hear Rove, but that reporters weren't even allowed into the event at first.

Rove has been in the middle of an investigation of a leak that revealed the name of a CIA operative, but no official reason was given for him not turning up at the breakfast.

Kilgore told the Post that he would have come anyway, even he'd known Rove wasn't going to be there. He says that Rove has, "been a big help," for his campaign.