Karl Rove says that Iraq will not be an issue in the 2008 elections. This is because Karl Rove would very much like Iraq to not be an issue in the 2008 elections. He is trying to shape that narrative so that it might possibly come true. I really think it's as simple as that. I don't think much more analysis is necessary.
But I would also say that it's good to talk about it, because he is really good at this type of thing. For example, somehow democrats have shouldered a lot of the blame for the war based on the fact that voted for the resolution that gave Bush the power to wage war. (Never mind that in the resolution he also promised to return to the UN for approval, which he never did.)
So now, tools like Hannity and Hewitt and Scarborough, and everyone else can say that EVERYONE stated unequivocally that Saddam had WMD's. Well, aside from the fact that this isn't true, what they don't say is that everyone except the Bush administration was making statements based on what the Bush administration told them. NOBODY had the Bush administration's intelligence. NOBODY. Except the Bush administration.
I am perpetually amazed at the fact the more Democrats don't just come out and say, "I TRUSTED what the president told me. He screwed me. He screwed you too. And that's why we're in this war. If I made one mistake regarding Iraq, it's that I trusted that what the president was telling me was true. This was a huge mistake which I will never make again, and neither should you or anyone else."
It makes me crazy that nobody will say this.
On a side note: It looks like MSNBC has decided on Joe Scarborough for the Imus slot in the morning. It is Joe, plus the annoying producer guy from the Tucker Carlson show, plus some other guy, and Mika Brzezinski, who seems to be there to talk about her dad (asshole).
I don't care what anyone says. Lots of people I respect and admire HATED the Imus show. I miss him.
And MSNBC is pathetic.
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