Desperate Rove Lashes Out

By: Lowell
Published On: 6/24/2005 1:00:00 AM

At this point, White House and Congressional Republicans ain't got nothin' to brag about.  They ain't got Social Security privatization.  They ain't got a balanced budget.  They ain't got a booming stock market.  They ain't got an energy bill, certainly not one that will do anything to lessen our oil import dependence.  They ain't got a healthy economy.  They ain't got CAFTA.  They ain't got John Bolton.  They ain't got the nuclear option.  They ain't got success in Iraq.  They ain't got victory in the "war on terror."  They ain't got absolute power or a theocracy -- yet.  They aint' got any ideas.  They ain't got the slightest shred of integrity.  And, of course, they ain't got popularity.  In other words, they ain't got nothin'.

So, what do bullies and right-wing Republicans do when they know they ain't got nothin'?  They go on the attack, of course, as viciously and below-the-belt as possible.  So here comes lump-o'-lard and supposed "political genius" Karl Rove -- who bears a great deal of the blame for leading his President, his party, and his country over the cliff -- lashing out at "liberals" for, of all things, 9/11.  Believe it or not, here's what Pillsbury Dough Boy Rove has to say on the subject:

Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers." Conservatives, he said, "saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war.


Huh?  Where on earth did THAT come from?  Wait a minute, let me get this straight now, because my memory must be failing me: "liberals" called for "therapy and understanding for our attackers" after 9/11?  They did?  Amazing, I simply don't remember that.  Instead, I could have sworn that 90%+ of Americans, Democrats included, were united in going after Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban.  What Americans were not unified about was expanding the "war on terror" to a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, Iraq.  Which must be what Rove is talking about when he says "prepared for war" -- the long-hatched neocon plans to use any excuse possible to take down Saddam Hussein.  And 9/11 gave them that excuse, no question.

OK, great Karl, so now we're stuck in Iraq without a success strategy, an exit strategy, or a "don't-create-a-terrorist-breeding-ground" strategy for that matter.  You call that "preparing for war?'  Only one problem: you forgot the "prepare" part!  And, Mr. Doughboy, it's exactly a result of  your lack of preparation for war after 9/11 that has led us to the morasse where we now find ourselves in Iraq.  Great job, guys, totally botching the job you had planned for more than a decade.  And what have we accomplished in Iraq, except for creating a slew of future 9/11 hijackers, adding a new unstable element to the Middle East, bankrupting our own country in the process, and losing the lives of 1,700+ brave, young Americans?  Absolutely nothing.

Oh, and meanwhile, where the hell is Osama bin Laden, mastermind of 9/11, who George W. Bush promised to get "dead or alive."  Well, one thing we know for sure is that he's alive. The problem is that we just don't have a clue where he is exactly or how to get him. 

Which, by the way, raises the question:  why the hell DIDN'T we get Osama bin Laden when we had him cornered in Tora Bora?!?  Could that just have a wee bit to do with the fact that you dodo birds had already started shifting resources towards Iraq before we finished the job in Afghanistan?  And could that just have a wee bit to do with the fact that you outsourced the fight against Osama bin Laden, murderer of thousands of Americans, to a bunch of Afghan warlords instead of taking him on yourselves?  And could this all be just a wee bit reflective of utter lack of preparation for war?

Sorry, Karl, but we're on to your warped little games.  We know that you're desperate at this point, that you and George Bush have screwed up everything you've touched your whole lives (except perhaps for stealing elections and getting bailed out of companies you bankrupted, that is)  Now, it looks like you've let Osama bin Laden escape AND created a complete disaster in Iraq, all in one well swoop.  I'll tel you, with "conservatives" like you preparing for war, I'll take the "liberals" any day.  'Cause you guys ain't got nothin' -- except desperation, bile, and nastiness, of course. Unfortunately for America, you've got those in spades.

Comments



Amen! I wish you (Cleve - 4/4/2006 11:27:08 PM)
Amen!

I wish you were running for governor in California!



Rove was WAY out of (Jen Little - 4/4/2006 11:27:08 PM)
Rove was WAY out of line. I am so mad, although not surprised.  He is dividing America.  Although republicans and Democrats have differences we are ALL Americans, and love our country!  We ALL had the same feelings on September 11, and Rove does not own it!  We all cried! We all were scared!  And Democrats and Republicans both sang in unison on the steps of the capitol.  He was out of line, and deserves a can of whoop you know what.


The War in Iraq was (Bob Hogan - 4/4/2006 11:27:08 PM)
The War in Iraq was "Made in Texas" long before September 11, 2001. Garner and Rumsfeld and Cheney and others planned this War for Oil Contracts and War Profiteering. I supported the war on a Human Rights Stand and still do but the War has a slime side to it from Tricky Dick Cheney's Office. First we won the war in a matter of days and Saddam got his Waterloo as promised and then we lost the War by not being honest with Iraqi Citizens. This Bush Cabinet has a problem with being honest with anything these days. First the millions of dollars found in Iraq from fleeing regime bandits should have been put on a website account in an honest way and payed to restore confidence in America. This money could have been used to buy artificial ears for Iraqi Citizens who had ears cut-off by Saddam's Regime. The money could also have been used to build a remembrence wall like the Vietnam Wall in the Beltway for Iraqi Citizens who perished under Saddam Dictatorship, this would have put a "face on the War" from the very beginning. Next they should have put a Citizen Oil Profit Sharing Program together under a five year program to kick start the economy and rebuild the Oil Output and Unite the Country in a positive way with a website for honest transactions of Oil revenues. Next they should have registered Iraqi Citizens for Citizenship Proof for Oil Profit Monthly Checks.THey should have let Russia, France and Germany bring back their Oil Companies to Iraq and put a European face on Iraq and more European Troops in Iraq. Instead of spitting in the Arab League Union's face, the Bushies should have sit at the table of the Arab League with Russia, European Union and worked on an Exit Calender based on events of economy growth and security. The Arab League should have declared Iraq a "Trust Territory" under a U.N. Charter with Arab Troops in Iraq and a Phase Calender of American Troops under The Arab League Charter. Only local Mayors should have been elected during the first 5 years. The Military side of the Iraq War gets 5 Stars and two thumbs up, The Civilian Side of the War get the Title of the Most Corrupt unorganized War in American History.