To ‘take back’ Congress, take a page from Karl Rove
Author: Terrie Albano
People's Weekly World Newspaper, 01/26/06 16:24
It’s all too coincidental. The former vice president of the United States of America draws considerable media coverage when he charges the current president is a threat to the republic and calls for a special, independent investigator to probe spying and other possible crimes against the American people.
Four days later headlines blare that Osama bin Laden has surfaced again. After a year and a half of absence from the public eye, what is purported to be his voice mentions falling public opinion polls for Bush, cites Rep. Murtha’s call to end the occupation as a reason the president is weakened, and throws in mention of a “truce.” Simultaneously, a new terrorist attack strikes Israel — quickly blamed on Syria and Iran, two of the Bush administration’s current foes. The fear coursing through the U.S. public’s mind quickens.
The next day, Karl Rove, that king of political slime and current object of a criminal investigation, comes out with the GOP “road map” to victory for the 2006 congressional elections.
In a speech before the Republican National Committee, Rove projects the same strategy that brought them victory in 2004: attack the Democrats on terrorism and national security. The return of the fear factor.
“The United States faces a ruthless enemy, and we need a commander in chief and a Congress who understand the nature of the threat and the gravity of the moment America finds itself in,” Rove said. “President Bush and the Republican Party do. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for many Democrats.”
Well, for all who have an interest in booting out the Bushites from their control of Congress, it’s time to take a page from Rove’s playbook: the best defense is a good offense.
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