I think, perhaps, I did not make my point clearly. Most of the well imformed people here at freerepublic know damn well that Moveon.org and Michael Moore speak for the democrats. To a freeper, when Rove mentions moveon.org, we instantly associate it with the dems.
But, the dems want to perserve an illusion. Namely, they want Dean and Moveon.org to put forth their wild views on a regular basis. Meanwhile, the democrats try to maintain plausible deniability by claiming they have nothing to do with Moveon.org or Michael Moore, something that is patently absurd. Look at Hillary, for example.
Along came Rove and made the absolutely correct statement about how "liberals (moveon.org)" are approaching the war on terror. What happens? The democrats react faster than you can count to three. But wait, I thought the democrats were different from moveon.org and Michael Moore. Today, the White House spokesman takes the same approach, only highlighting what we already know. Ther is NO difference.
The illusion is gone. Rove's approach was artful and genius. The democrats have no more cover. They are firmly associated with moveon.org, even the ever careful Hillary Clinton.
He was more direct than you give him credit for is what I and the person you're arguing with are saying.