I don't mean to be a dolt...but what was the trap?
Last week when Rove gave his speech (that resulted in shrieking and hysteria by the Left), he clearly identified the conservative approach to the war on terror (offensive military ops) and the liberal approach (appeasement, court appearances). The Democrats, with their immediate knee-jerk whining about 9/11 and Iraq not being connected, only reinforce this image of being completely out of touch with this evil threat and the necessary response.
Speech transcript.