[SolidSupplySide]

"When Rove assails an opponent, he believes what he's saying. And it may be his capacity for convincing himself that his adversaries are vile, corrupt, dangerous and stupid that makes the job of destroying them come so easily".

This is strange. What Rove said about Wilson was 100% accurate. Not even Wilson denies this now. His wife suggested he take the Niger assignment.

Let's change that sentence a little bit:

"When Rove's opponents assail him, they believe what they're saying. And it may be their capacity for convincing themselves that Rove is vile, corrupt, dangerous and stupid that makes the job of destroying him come so easily".

This statement about Rove's opponents is true. They falsely accused Rove of breaking the law. They suggested he be frog-marched out in handcuffs. In reality, serious observers of this matter all concede that Rove committed no crime.

[Zee2]

name one "serious observer" has says that?

and by "serious" they have to have first hand knowledge of the case.