Let's Play The Victim!

Well, the RNC has goten together and pooled all of its little finger puppets together to feign outrage and shock at the Democrats finally asking for some sort of accountability from George W. Bush's brain and George H.W. Bush's son, as well as Mrs. Cheney's husband, Mr. Rice's daughter, and so on and such forth. Let's watch:



NRSC Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole (R-NC): “It Is Incredibly Irresponsible For Individuals And Organizations To Make Accusations Based On Rumor And Innuendo. It Is Unfair To The Investigation And Even More Unfair To Karl Rove.” (National Republican Senatorial Committee, “Elizabeth Dole Statement On Karl Rove,” Press Release, 7/13/05)

Quick reminder. George W. Bush's brain is under suspicion of having leaked information of national security to news reporters. That is a crime.

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN): “My Democratic Friends Would Be Doing The Nation A Great Service If They Spent Half As Much Time Getting Legislation Passed That Will Benefit The Country As They Do In Attacking Karl Rove.” (Sen. Norm Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)

Coleman: “We Have Enough To Do In The Senate In Minding Our Own Business Than To Be Sticking Our Noses Into Someone Else’s Business. Everyone Needs To Cool The Rhetoric, Focus On The Business Of The People, And Allow The Investigation To Run Its Course.” (Sen. Norm Coleman, Press Release, 7/13/05)

So, use rhetoric, but cool rhetoric. I see. Quite clever, Minnesota's Senator.

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA): “I Don’t See Any Evidence Out There That He Violated The Law.’’ (Richard Keil and Holly Rosenkrantz, “Rove’s Role In Spy Inquiry Reverberates Throughout Capital,” Bloomberg, 7/12/05)

Yeah. I don't think I really need to go into Mrs. Santorum's husband at this stage.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): “If Anyone Thought The Anger And Political Sniping That Infested The Capital During The Campaign Would End After The Election, They Were Flat Wrong. Partisan Attacks In Lieu Of The Facts Have Replaced Ideas, Action And Cooperation.” (Sen. John Cornyn, “Attacks On Rove ‘More Anger And Political Sniping,’” Press Release, 7/13/05)

And if you didn't see the R, you might think this was from the other side of the table. You're MAKING a partisan attack while bemoaning them! Not good, Bruno.

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO): “I Think We See Too Many Efforts Now Where People Quickly Rush To Judgment, Rush To Call For The Most Bizarre Solutions To Problems That Are Problems That Are Often Just Created In Their Own Minds.” (Rep. Roy Blunt, Floor Statement, U.S. House Of Representatives, 7/13/05)

What, like George W. Bush's brain's Social Security plan? Ooooh, I'm nasty, two points for me.

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA): “Karl Rove Is Just The Latest In A Long Line Of Targets For The Democrats Vitriol And Political Games. The American People Want To Know How Congress Is Going To Keep The Economy Growing, Lower Energy Prices And Keep Them Secure At Home.” (Rep. Eric Cantor, “Cantor Statement on Democrat Attacks On Karl Rove,” Press Release, 7/13/05)

Yeah. So, when are you going to get on that instead of using partisan politics to support a person who is under suspicion of commiting genuine treason? Cause I'm not seeing a whole lot of movement from your side, Mrs. Cantor's husband.

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA): “Karl Rove Who Did Not Even Know This Woman’s Name Did Not Have Any Information Of Her Acting In Any Covert Manner. It Is Just Silly.” (“Fox News’, “Fox News Live,” 7/13/05)

You're absolutely right, Mr. Kingston's son. I mean, it is just silly that after speaking with several reporters on the matter, one of the news reporters may have outed a covert operative, which then led to a CIA front being outed. That's just silly.

And finally, the true face of the Republican pledge of fealty is revealed.

Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY): “Republicans Should Stop Holding Back And Go On The Offense: Fire Enough Bullets The Other Way Until The Supreme Court Overtakes.” (Jim VandeHei, “GOP On Offense In Defense Of Rove,” The Washington Post, 7/13/05)

Just keep firing until the bodies are unrecognizable.