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Mr. Obama, on the other hand, routinely ascribes to others views they don't espouse and says opposition to his policies is grounded in views no one really advocates....
There are two ways Rove has worked this strategy - the first is ascribing views that no one advocates to others and the second, which Anonymous Liberal describes (Update V), where the straw man has a trunk and where X is a position that they themselves have espoused or a transgression which they themselves have committed.
Using the second Rovian "straw man" while accusing Obama of the first - that's gall. Awe inspiring gall, so whether it's self-delusion or conscious deceit doesn't seem to matter.
