"At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views on national security," Rove said. "Republicans have a post-9/11 worldview and many Democrats have a pre-9/11 worldview. That doesn't make them unpatriotic -- not at all. But it does make them wrong -- deeply and profoundly and consistently wrong."
I think what really irked the dems about this statement is he is right. No one says the dems aren't patrioitc, but thier party ideology and rethirc does not show any solutions for portecting America. I loved it when kerry pointed out how unsecure our waterfronts are, brillant.
Also,
Rove referred only indirectly to the corruption issue, warning Republicans against becoming complacent in power. "The GOP's progress during the last four decades is a stunning political achievement," he said. "But it is also a cautionary tale of what happens to a dominant party -- in this case the Democrat Party -- when its thinking becomes ossified, when its energy begins to drain, when an entitlement mentality takes over, and when political power becomes an end in itself rather than a means to achieve the common good."
The Republicans have to realize the democrats are petty and shrill lot who will stoop to any low to push thier agenda, the Alito hearings are a prime example. And power can be a lethal selfinflicted wound if not kept in check.
I do hope the Republicans are serious about purging the ranks as Mehlman hinted in his quote:
Calling for the vigorous prosecution of any wrongdoing, Mehlman sought to insulate his party from the spreading scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the indictment of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and the guilty plea of former representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.). "If Republicans are guilty of illegal or inappropriate behavior," Mehlman said, "then they should pay the price and they should suffer the consequences."
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