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The secret of Karl Rove's success is his belief in the inattentiveness of the American people.
Assertion (2005): Rove was complicit in publicizing the fact that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA operative.
Talking Point (2005): C'mon, everyone in Washington KNEW that Wilson had a wife! (Thanks to "This Modern World" for this.)
Assertion (2006): The Administration is in violation of the law by refusing to seek FISA approval for domestic wiretaps of possible al-Quaida operatives.
Talking Point (2006): All anti-administration critics are opposed to domestic wiretaps of al-Quaida operatives under all circumstances.
In order to profit from the hubris of the Bush adminsitration, the Democratic Party must help the American public spot the miserable little indirections and cynical non sequiturs in which Rove trafficks. So far they have proven unwilling ro unable to do so, which means that at best we can look forward to a McCain administration after 2008, and continued Republican control of Congress, since the Democrats really have not offered America an alternative.
