Let me state this a bit more clearly: This whole Rove thing is a trap intended to paint Democrats as whiny hippies. If we respond by getting all pissed off and indignant, this will happen. Or we'll let them invade another country just to prove we're not hippies. First, there is a proposal to withdraw from Iraq from Kucinich among others. Then Durbin says the word “detainee” in a way that does not express complete contempt. Now we are just continuing the narrative and allowing the Republicans to shift the public discourse back to the War on Terrah’. By whining about this we are just giving the media an excuse to do a news cycle about “Who is really more dedicated to giving money away to defense contractors: Democrats or Republicans?” instead of Abramoff or the missing billions scandal. Because make no mistake, that is how it is being framed. If this were a Democrat quote, the media would ask questions like “Doesn’t this undermine your base of support?” suggesting that it would undermine our base of support. But since it is a Republican, the narrative is about whiny liberal hippies, and so they ask “Democrats are asking you to retract your statements. Will you?” Might as well ask “Are the Democrats anything more then annoying flies to be swatted aside?” How about we talk about their corruption instead of falling into this trap and letting Rove paint us as a bunch of whiny sixties throw backs. M'kay?
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