Comments on: Shocker: Karl Rove Is A Liar (And Also Foolish) http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/shocker-karl-rove-is-a-liar-and-also-foolish/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Daniel Larison http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/shocker-karl-rove-is-a-liar-and-also-foolish/comment-page-1/#comment-12520 Daniel Larison Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:40:03 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/shocker-karl-rove-is-a-liar-and-also-foolish/#comment-12520 Yes, he could have, but he didn't do that, and he made clear that his opposition was linked to the distribution of the tax cuts rather than concern about deficits. More to the point, it was a near-universal anti-McCain criticism during the primaries that he was obscuring the real reasons for his opposition to the tax cuts, because he was trying to strengthen his credibility on the question in the eyes of primary voters. His defenders prove the point when they insist that it was purely a matter of his being a deficit hawk. Rove blew the operation by restating a truth that McCain's people have carefully tried to keep quiet, but he must also assume that his audience is stupid if he expects them to swallow this line that McCain has "fessed up." Yes, he could have, but he didn’t do that, and he made clear that his opposition was linked to the distribution of the tax cuts rather than concern about deficits. More to the point, it was a near-universal anti-McCain criticism during the primaries that he was obscuring the real reasons for his opposition to the tax cuts, because he was trying to strengthen his credibility on the question in the eyes of primary voters. His defenders prove the point when they insist that it was purely a matter of his being a deficit hawk. Rove blew the operation by restating a truth that McCain’s people have carefully tried to keep quiet, but he must also assume that his audience is stupid if he expects them to swallow this line that McCain has “fessed up.”

]]> By: Howard J. Harrison http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/shocker-karl-rove-is-a-liar-and-also-foolish/comment-page-1/#comment-12516 Howard J. Harrison Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:49 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/23/shocker-karl-rove-is-a-liar-and-also-foolish/#comment-12516 Daniel, As you may recall, I am so little a fan of John McCain's that I have become an actual "Obamacon." However, is this article's criticism fair? Could Mr. McCain not have stood against the 2001 tax cut on <em>both</em> budgetary and distributist grounds? I do not know the answer to my own question, but the question seems worth asking. Thank you for the informative article. <em>Howard</em> Daniel,

As you may recall, I am so little a fan of John McCain’s that I have become an actual “Obamacon.” However, is this article’s criticism fair? Could Mr. McCain not have stood against the 2001 tax cut on both budgetary and distributist grounds?

I do not know the answer to my own question, but the question seems worth asking.

Thank you for the informative article.

Howard

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