"The President Has Become a Divisive Figure: Compare his start with George W. Bush's."
By Karl Rove.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha—gasp!—ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha—gasp!—ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha—gasp!—ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Karl Rove, the master of divisive wedge politics, would like us to compare the start of Barack Obama's presidency with the start of George Bush's. Okay. Let's do that.
At the start of George Bush's presidency, after a hotly-contested election with widespread voting irregularities that came down to a Supreme Court decision which circumvented our democracy running its course and appointed Bush president, liberals who had the audacity to complain were silenced by the media, conservatives, and Democratic Party leaders who accused them of "sour grapes." Within eight months, there had been a terrorist attack on American soil, and Bush enjoyed an approval rating above 90% with the opposition party signing onto his every responsive proposal with near-unanimity.
At the start of Barack Obama's presidency, after a genuine mandate from the American populace, conservative commentators and Republican Party members tripped over each other rushing to the nearest microphones to announce they hope Obama and/or his policies will fail. Before Obama had even entered office, there had been an enormous economic collapse, and the opposition party has failed wholly to support his every responsive proposal with near-unanimity.
Yeah, hard to believe why there's so much goddamned divisiveness in Washington these days.
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