The war resolution actually, authorization for The Monkey to invade Iraq, was brought up by the republican controled congress. It was brought up before the elections to ensure it would pass.
Consider that the Old Media specificaly the NYT and the WaPo had been faithful stenographers of dick Cheney's claims no matter how farfetched. Any member of congress voting against ran the risk of losing their seat because they were "soft on terrorism."
Never mind that many members voted for the resolution in good faith becuase Saddam needed to know that the America was behind their pResident's demands that he prove to the world he had no WMDs. They also believed Bush when he lied about war being the last resort. As you know Invading Iraq was an administration goal from day one.
Am I surprised that Karl Rove would put this canard out there?
No.
Will I be surprised when this becomes fact amoung the 30% of America who are Bush dead-enders, including some of our posters?
Not really.

Remind me again why Clinton bombed Iraq in 1998!

Remind me again why Clinton bombed Iraq in 1998!

Wow thats the only thing you could think of?? Geez grieker go read a history book would you. Stop being just a republican mouthpiece.

Don't have to read a history book, I lived it and I'm not a republican mouthpiece, I'm just trying to understand why things aren't applied equally.

Things are applied very equally, the pendullam swings both ways there bud. Clinton was on the recieving end of the same stuff Bush is now dealing with. Look at the Balkens, Clinton caught all kinds of Repub flack, saying he was just doing it to get the focus off Lewensky etc. Like i said you really need to read a history book and see that it happens to both sides. And for Rove to even suggest that Congress rushed us into this War is absolutely nuts. I guess thats the typical Republican way, blame everyone and everything else for our problems. Its the blacks, the illegals, whoever elses fault. Never the rich white guy.

Can you honestly blame rich whitey that quickly in this case? If I remember corretly, the move to enter Iraq was rushed through while the entire nation was caught up in post 9-11 anti terroist fevor...there was hardly a politician in office at that time that could speak against it for fear of being labeled soft on terrorism. Don't blame Bush, don't blame the media, don't blame congress, blame human nature. Crap happens.

Oh yeah blame human nature. That makes perfect since. Don't blame the people that used/abused that fervor to push their own agendas. Theres nothing wrong with that now is there? So i guess then you could just say the same thing about Nazi Germany as well, they just got swept up in the Nationlism and followed a monster? Come on Milton, the responsiblity was placed in our leaders, if they abuse that to push the agenda of a small group, yes they should be to blamed.

Btw, the group I'm talking about is a bunch of rich, mostly white Jewish guys, maybe you've heard of them. I wasn't just singling out all white men, i guess i should have been more clear.

I blame myself, I blame you, and I blame the rest of our citizens. Because human nature being what it is, we did get swept up in that fever, including our eleced officials. ...

I blame myself, I blame you, and I blame the rest of our citizens. Because human nature being what it is, we did get swept up in that fever, including our eleced officials.

Many of us thought that Saddam had WMDs but the UN inspectors were in Iraq so there was no hurry to invade. As time went on and the inspectors kept coming up empty and the rightards excuses became more lame than usual, we began to realize Bush lied to us. Bush threatened the inspectors into leaving then invaded. Had more time elapsed a majority of America would have been against the invasion. I don't know if that is an impeachable offense but it seems pretty close to one.

Don't have to read a history book, I lived it

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Rove repeated his assertion in an interview yesterday, pointing to comments made by Democrats in 2002 that they wanted a vote. "For Democrats to suggest they didn't want to vote on it before the election is disingenuous," he said.