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June 23, 2005
Raving Rove
Today comes word that White House svengali Karl Rove was firing up the faithful last night in Manhattan, at a fundraiser for the Conservative Party of New York State.
In an era where Republicans and conservatives control every lever of the federal government, Mr. Rove blames all our post-9/11 ills on Democrats and liberals -- a neat trick, considering Democrats have no power these days.
Rove's words instead remind us that he is essentially a one-trick pony -- politically at sea when there's nobody to demonize. After eking out a victory in November by trashing John Kerry, Rove sought to burnish his battered image by moving into more of a statesman-like policy role at the White House. Judging by the President's sinking poll numbers and stalled agenda, Rove may be a bit out of his element.
Rove's behavior is a microcosm of where the GOP is these days -- in power, but still acting like wannabes. They don't know how to govern, how to actually tackle the tough problems facing our nation today, so they revert to the only thing they know -- attacking Democrats and liberals.
Conservatives love to pillory the Democrats as being devoid of ideas, and a party that stands for nothing. Time to take a look in the mirror, my pachyderm pals. You've got all of the power, but neither the maturity to face real problems, nor the stones to act and solve them. It's a lot easier to lob bombs from the sidelines than govern, isn't it? Time to grow up.
Posted by houtopia at June 23, 2005 02:55 PM