ROVE ON THE ATTACK

Yes, it's the old meme, Dems soft on defense, but there's the strong implication that we cheer when US soldiers die. Despicable.

Rove: Dems Didn't Get 9/11 Consequences
By SAM DOLNICK, Associated Press Writer
52 minutes ago 6/22/05
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NEW YORK - Speaking in a Manhattan ballroom just a few miles north of ground zero, Karl Rove said on Wednesday night that the Democratic party did not understand the consequences of the Sept. 11 attacks. Rove, President Bush's chief political advisor, spoke at the state Conservative Party's annual dinner.

"Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers," Rove said. "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war."

"Conservatives saw what happened to us on 9/11 and said we will defeat our enemies. Liberals saw what happened to us and said we must understand our enemies."

Rove also denounced Sen. Dick Durbin's comments comparing interrogation at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to the methods of Nazis and other repressive regimes. He said the statements have been broadcast throughout the Middle East, putting American troops in greater danger. Durbin has since apologized for the remarks.

"No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals," Rove said.