While the MSM treated the Dick Durbin story akin to a root canal, Karl Rove's statements about the liberal reaction to 9/11 are splashed all over the media today. From the left, all of the outrage that should have been directed at Durbin is now being unleashed on Rove. To me that is surprising, as Rove described the left's reaction to 9/11 fairly accurately. I would have thought they would be grateful that Rove finally saw their position for what it is.
If there is one thing about the left that I have learned it is this: Any time one of their politicians is disgraced through their own actions, they respond with mock indignation at some perceived affront by a Republican in an effort to generate similar outrage by the people. It works almost never. Nevertheless, the moonbat set is screaming for an apology and even Rove's resignation today.
Sound familiar?
It is so obviously an attempt to shame Rove as Durbin shamed himself. Unfortunately, while Durbin's statements have absolutely no basis in fact, Three Bad Fingers, via Hugh Hewitt, has compiled an evidentiary list of comments by the left that show Rove to be absolutely right on the money.
Immediately After 9/11, MoveOn.Org Petition Urged “Moderation And Restraint” And Use Of “International Judicial Institutions.”
Liberal Donor George Soros Claimed America Should Have Treated 9/11 Attacks As Crime, Responded With Police Work. “War is a false and misleading metaphor in the context of combating terrorism. Treating the attacks of September 11 as crimes against humanity would have been more appropriate. Crimes require police work, not military action. To protect against terrorism, you need precautionary measures, awareness, and intelligence gathering – all of which ultimately depend on the support of the populations among which terrorists operate... (George Soros, The Bubble Of American Supremacy, 2004, p. 18)
Sitting In His Capitol Hill Office Last Week, Near A Window Where He Could See The Smoke Rising From The Pentagon On Sept. 11, Kucinich Insisted He Is More Optimistic Than Ever That People Worldwide Are Ready To Embrace The Cause Of Nonviolence.” (Elizabeth Auster, “Offer The Hand Of Peace,” [Cleveland, OH] Plain Dealer, 9/30/01)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI): “Only Now Are We Trying To Figure Out What Is Islam. Maybe If There Was A Department Of Peace, They Would Be Able To Say, ‘Uh-Oh, We’ve Got Some Problems With These People,’ … I Truly Believe That If We Had A Department Of Peace, We Would Have Seen [9/11] Coming.” (Ethan Wallison, “War A Challenge For Peace Caucus,” Roll Call, 10/1/01)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) To High School Students: “How Would [Muslims] Look At Us Today If We Had Been There Helping Them With Some Of That Rather Than Just Being The People Who Are Going To Bomb In Iraq And Go To Afghanistan? … War Is Expensive Too … Your Generation Ought To Be Thinking About Whether We Should Be Better Neighbors Out In Other Countries So That They Have A Different Vision Of Us.” (Gregg Herrington, “Senator Asks Students To Ponder,” The [Vancouver, WA] Columbian, 12/19/02)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA): “[W]ar On Terror Is Far Less Of A Military Operation And Far More Of An Intelligence-Gathering, Law-Enforcement Operation.” (The Iowa Brown & Black Coalition Presidential Forum, Des Moines, IA, 1/11/04)
These examples are just a drop in the bucket.
Joefish and Redstate have more on the Democratioc reaction.
Rove did not make an off-hand, undisciplined remark resulting from frustration, or anger, or designed for political gain. He simply, and accurately, described the liberal reaction to 9/11 and the war on terror. The surprising thing is that liberals suddenly don't feel like owning it. That too, is typical. While they love to throw big words and insults at the right for everything under the sun, responding in kind guarantees the whimy, self-righteous indignation we are now seeing directed at Rove.
I'm not sure the left could get more predictable if it went out of it's way.
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