Far from it. Our woes go back at least as far as that coterie of the Far Left, which Roosevelt dignified in Washington, in the 1930s. They are in part the result of the gutless "me too" politics, which save for a few brief moments (1951-1953, 1981-1989, 1994 & 95). both parties have embraced since.
But Rove epitomizes the Republican impotence, inside the Beltway, to do anything towards actually arresting the progress of the disease. Rove's dysfunctional mindset is behind the missed opportunities to undo even the Clinton part of the legacy of duplicity; the era of apologetic Americanism, that has characterized so much of the past two generations.
Karl Rove--Dysron, Quack Or Mole?. Have you an answer? Suggesting that I have over-simplified, is not an answer. Challenge me on any of my points. Unlike, Karl Rove, I can relate every thing I write to the American tradition.
William Flax