GOP picks at DEM sliver til it festers with pus; it's time we did the same

[BigBearJohn]

From Keith's blog:

Democrats are demanding that White House adviser Karl Rove immediately retract and apologize
for comments that liberals responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes by wanting to
"prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers."

Speaking in a ballroom just a few miles north of ground zero, Karl Rove said the Democratic party
did not understand the consequences of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. 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 U.S. troops in greater danger. The Illinois Democrat has since
apologized for the remarks.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8324598/
Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and other Democrats will respond today.

The GOP finds any chink in our armor to open an attack of the
entire Democratic party and beats at it until everyone is talking
about it. We cannot let Rove get away with this.

[The Magistrate]

1. Sen. Durbin, Sir, Should Not Have Apologized

Having said the thing, for better or worse he ought to have stuck by it: nothing that could be read as weaknness must ever be exposed to these weasels....

"Never apologize, never explain."

[ibegurpard]

3. Absolutley right

And the reactions of the Republicans and the media to his apology should make the reason for that perfectly obvious.

[bushisanidiot]

2. Let them bring up 9/11. Pres. Clinton gave AWOL Bush the info to

go after Bin Laden, AWOL Bush chose to stick his thumb up his ass instead. 3000 dead New Yorkers later, AWOL Bush decides to go after his daddy's old enemy instead of after the Saudis where the 9/11 hijackers and bin laden are from.

AWOL Bush should stop picking his nose already, and start doing some LEADING!!

[Coastie for Truth]

4. Let the ass hole keep talking - he's only picking up votes for Dems

in the "Volunteer Emergency Responder" community---

His own Department of reports

After September 11, 2001, America witnessed a wellspring of selflessness and heroism. People in every corner of the country asked, "What can I do?" and "How can I help?" Citizen Corps was created to help all Americans answer these questions through public education and outreach, training, and volunteer service.

in describing

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, and disaster medical operations. Using their training, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event and can take a more active role in preparing their community. The program is administered by DHS.

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Ham Radio's and - which are frequently interlocking and overlapping at the local level - reported major jumps in training,membership, and participation.

Meanwhile, governmental programs such as and both reported jumps in training, membership, and retention of new members.

And, of course, the stalwart of the Emergency Response NGO's the reported a massive jump in training, membership, and most important, retention of new responders.

One can only ask - where does Mr. Rove get his numbers and facts --- maybe from his medicinal marijuana.

Rove is losing it in the non-partisan, bi-partican, apartisan volunteer emergency responder community.

[Must_B_Free]

5. "prepare indictments"?

That sounds like the Rule of Law to me... Is Rove admitting Republicans are against the Rule of Law?

[LightningFlash]

6. They always have been, according to Lee Atwater.