Rebut and reload
I agree with Greg Sargent. When Karl Rove stops squeeling like a pig for the amusement of Dick Cheney, gives a talk to Republican operates, and says this,
Democrats need to call bullshit on him, and fast. Democrats need to get their talking points together and respond, forcefully, that Rove -- as a surrogate for Bush -- is lying. No one opposes wire taps in the effort to ensnare suspected terrorists. It's doing so without oversight of a judge -- a warrant, as we like to say in the blogosphere -- that is, um, troubling. President Bush broke the law -- and continues to do so. How do we know that? Because when the story broke, the flaks for the Cheney administration were crying "treason," not, "what's the big deal; we're fighting terra, here." It wasn't until they realized that the "treason" theme wasn't having much of an effect on either the citizens or the senators, and that the idea that warrantless wiretapping story was working like a stone on Bush's already subterranean poll numbers, that they started singing that it was legal all along.
But is that how Democrats respond to Rove's lies, which are lapped up by the press? No.
That's a fine argument to make with those of us who already despise Karl Rove, but that's not very effective in convincing those who are not quite sure what to make of the president's actions...or of Democrats' commitment to national security and constitutional protections.
Let me be as clear as I can be. President Bush believes if Al Qaeda is calling somebody in America, it is in our national security interest to know who they're calling and why. Some important Democrats clearly disagree.
Democrats need to call bullshit on him, and fast. Democrats need to get their talking points together and respond, forcefully, that Rove -- as a surrogate for Bush -- is lying. No one opposes wire taps in the effort to ensnare suspected terrorists. It's doing so without oversight of a judge -- a warrant, as we like to say in the blogosphere -- that is, um, troubling. President Bush broke the law -- and continues to do so. How do we know that? Because when the story broke, the flaks for the Cheney administration were crying "treason," not, "what's the big deal; we're fighting terra, here." It wasn't until they realized that the "treason" theme wasn't having much of an effect on either the citizens or the senators, and that the idea that warrantless wiretapping story was working like a stone on Bush's already subterranean poll numbers, that they started singing that it was legal all along.
But is that how Democrats respond to Rove's lies, which are lapped up by the press? No.
Karl Rove only has a White House job and a security clearance because President Bush has refused to keep his promise to fire anyone involved in revealing the identity of an undercover CIA operative. Rove's political standing gets him an invitation to address Republicans in Washington, DC today, but it doesn't give him the credibility to question Democrats' commitment to national security. The truth is, Karl Rove breached our national security for partisan gain and that is both unpatriotic and wrong.
That's a fine argument to make with those of us who already despise Karl Rove, but that's not very effective in convincing those who are not quite sure what to make of the president's actions...or of Democrats' commitment to national security and constitutional protections.
posted by John at 4:40 PM
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