Monday, July 11, 2005
Left Wing Blogosphere and Karl Rove
All across the left wing blogosphere one finds an obsessive interest in Karl Rove and the desire to see him prosecuted for some imagined crime. Why the vindictive, obsessive interest? At a time when London experienced a terrorist attack and more attacks may be forthcoming in England and elsewhere, war continues in Iraq, North Korea is returning to negotiations and China's economy continues to challenge the world, the left obsessives over President Bush's political advisor.
In all of the right wing's passionate attacks on President Bill Clinton, never did it sink so low as to look to imprison his political advisors. This obsession against Mr. Rove simply shows the "not ready for prime time" nature of the left today. This country faces serious security, economic, social and political issues and the left wants to focus on "what did Karl Rove know and when did he know it?" How bizarre!
Now Josh Marshall even attacks Mr. Rove's lawyer, trying to dig up dirt on him. He asks breathlessly, "Did Karl Rove compound his troubles when he hired Robert Luskin as his attorney in the Plame case?" The answer, besides "Que loco," such a stupid question, is a simple "No." How desperate must the left be to descend to such depths to attempt to attack the President of the United States. Not merely personal attacks on the President's political advisor but the advisor's lawyer.
Isn't it time to get back to the real issues facing the country rather than phony personal vendettas against a person whose only "crime" consists in helping the President to win elections against a self-destructive Democratic Party?
In all of the right wing's passionate attacks on President Bill Clinton, never did it sink so low as to look to imprison his political advisors. This obsession against Mr. Rove simply shows the "not ready for prime time" nature of the left today. This country faces serious security, economic, social and political issues and the left wants to focus on "what did Karl Rove know and when did he know it?" How bizarre!
Now Josh Marshall even attacks Mr. Rove's lawyer, trying to dig up dirt on him. He asks breathlessly, "Did Karl Rove compound his troubles when he hired Robert Luskin as his attorney in the Plame case?" The answer, besides "Que loco," such a stupid question, is a simple "No." How desperate must the left be to descend to such depths to attempt to attack the President of the United States. Not merely personal attacks on the President's political advisor but the advisor's lawyer.
Isn't it time to get back to the real issues facing the country rather than phony personal vendettas against a person whose only "crime" consists in helping the President to win elections against a self-destructive Democratic Party?
# posted by Thomas A. Becket : 11:17 AM
