Go, Rove! :)
Key excerpts from Full Transcript. It's definitely worth reading his entire speech, if you haven't done so yet. It's really great.
Conservatives believe in lower taxes; liberals believe in higher taxes. We want few regulations; they want more. Conservatives measure the effectiveness of government programs by results; liberals measure the effectiveness of government programs by inputs. We believe in curbing the size of government; they believe in expanding the size of government. Conservatives believe in making America a less litigious society; liberals believe in making America a more litigious society. We believe in accountability and parental choice in education; they don't. Conservatives believe in advancing what Pope John Paul II called a "culture of life"; liberals believe there is an absolute unlimited right to abortion.
But perhaps the most important difference between conservatives and liberals can be found in the area of national security. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. In the wake of 9/11, conservatives believed it was time to unleash the might and power of the United States military against the Taliban; in the wake of 9/11, liberals believed it was time to… submit a petition. I am not joking. Submitting a petition is precisely what Moveon.org did. It was a petition imploring the powers that be" to "use moderation and restraint in responding to the… terrorist attacks against the United States.
Has there been a more revealing moment this year than when Democratic Senator Richard Durbin, speaking on the Senate floor, compared what Americans had done to prisoners in our control at Guantanamo Bay with what was done by Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot - three of the most brutal and malevolent figures in the 20th century?
Let me put this in fairly simple terms: Al Jazeera now broadcasts to the region the words of Senator Durbin, certainly putting America's men and women in uniform in greater danger. No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals.
I guess if liberals does note equal Democrat, in this circumstance Karl doesn's consider We to be the GOP. Or, the GOP just isn't acting on its beliefs.
The truth of the matter is.... the Democrats were exposed and none of them could refute anything Rove said, they simply claimed he was exploiting the tragic attacks of 9/11 for political purposes. Karl Rove spoke about their actions and comments after 9/11 and their approach in the response to the attacks. They made the statements Rove spoke of, and they can cry foul all they want, but the truth is in the pudding, and they made the remarks Rove spoke of, and provided the transcripts of their remarks....
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