Posted on 01/20/2006 3:19:18 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, gave nervous Republicans here a preview of the party's strategy to maintain its dominance in the fall elections today, assailing Democrats for their positions on terrorism, the White House eavesdropping program and Mr. Bush's attempt to shape the federal judiciary.
For 26 minutes, after calling for civility in politics in a packed speech before the Republican National Committee, Mr. Rove offered a lacerating attack on Democrats that other Republicans said was a road map for how the party would deal with a tough electoral environment. Mr. Rove sharply criticized Democrats for their opposition to tax cuts and Mr. Bush's Supreme Court nominations, but he left little doubt that once again - as has been the case in both national elections since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - that he was intent on making national security the pre-eminent issue in 2006.
Mr. Rove speeches this early in an election year have proved to be accurate predictors of what Republican candidates would say in the fall, and thus every seat in the ballroom at a downtown Washington hotel was filled. He lacerated Democrats for what he described their "cut and run" policy on Iraq, for blocking a renewal of the broad antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act, and for challenging the legality of the administration's widespread use of warrantless wiretaps in the face of widespread criticism.
Mr. Rove made no mention of Republican opposition to both the Patriot Act and the surveillance program, which has posed a political problem for this White House, while he laid out his case against the Democrats, speaking rapidly.
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"I'm sure the writers and editors at the Times were duly horrified by Rove's remarks."
Well, then, that makes it even. I a duly horrified by their reporting.
Sure wish I'd been there to write about it : )
It's a Freudian use of the letter W.
I see NO reason to question the Dim's patriotism...
Questioning it implies that there is some possibility that they could be patriotic...
When the MSM reports anything Rove says right, it won't be about how right he is but the "extreme" right he comes from.
LOL!!!
Rove has got it right if this is a preview. The GOP has been blessed with the enough campaign material for two or three elections. Everytime a Democrat opens their mouth new material comes out.
Not quite.
Karl Rove is officially "Deputy chief of staff of policy".
Its his other job title, its not even referred to here in the article.
They just note him being the chief political advisor.
What? In the interest of civility and fair play Rove should talk about republican weaknesses?
Repeating what the DIMs themselves have publically said and done is uncivil? How unfair!
Yes, it was just a few months ago the Dems predicted he was going to jail for leaking Wilson's CIA wife's name....The only way they can beat Rove is to lock him up :)
what show is that?
For that matter who is that?
Who said that is Patton in the movie Patton about Rommel (the german general also known as the Fox).
Who is that is the father of Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, on the WB weekly drama 'Smallville' based on the high school and college years of Superman. We love Superman but Batman is our alltime fave.
Who said that is Patton in the movie Patton about Rommel (the german general also known as the Fox).
Who is that is the father of Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, on the WB weekly drama 'Smallville' based on the high school and college years of Superman. We love Superman but Batman is our alltime fave.
Sorry I stuttered!
Patiently letting the enemy show their weaknesses.
Only if Limbaugh recovers from his golf addiction.
I think the poor guy is stuck on W!
I like that one too!
The Times says this like it's a bad thing.
The Democrats will continue to scream about wiretaps at their own risk.
Thing is, they won't be able to stop. Political consultants will beg them, but they'll keep demanding rights for Al Qaeda terrorists to organize new attacks. To their doom.
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