Andrew Sullivan says Rove going after own party who oppose Bush. [View All]

[madfloridian]

I saw this at the Moderate Voice, linked to Sullivan. If this is true it is outrageous, and I hope sensible Republicans stand up and yell about it.

http://www.themoderatevoice.com/posts/1157944584.shtml

"Next week, I'm informed via troubled White House sources, will see the full unveiling of Karl Rove's fall election strategy. He's intending to line up 9/11 families to accuse McCain, Warner and Graham of delaying justice for the perpetrators of that atrocity, because they want to uphold the ancient judicial traditions of the U.S. military and abide by the Constitution. He will use the families as an argument for legalizing torture, setting up kangaroo courts for military prisoners, and giving war crime impunity for his own aides and cronies.

This is his "Hail Mary" move for November; it's brutally exploitative of 9/11; it's pure partisanship; and it's designed to enable an untrammeled executive. Decent Republicans, Independents and Democrats must do all they can to expose and resist this latest descent into political thuggery. If you need proof that this administration's first priority is not a humane and effective counter-terror strategy, but a brutal, exploitative path to retaining power at any price, you just got it."

This is just sad.

Gandelman calls on real Republicans to do something...

"Indeed: the time has come for classic, traditional Republicans who seek to perpetuate conservative values rather than just power or a Cult of Personality to say "enough." Beginning in the election of 2006 voters may have to take steps to help the GOP clean house of this group of people who have taken it over and who operate so much more differently than Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan — or even the first George Bush."