Karl Rove went out of his way, even while crediting Obama, to trace the success of the bin Laden operation to intelligence that was obtained four years ago, while Bush was still president. If the Republicans can take credit for the bin Laden operation, why should President Obama be panned for doing so?
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(Fred Prouser/Reuters) From Karl Rove's latest Wall Street Journal op-ed: As for the killing of Osama bin Laden, Mr. Obama did what virtually any commander in chief would have done in the same situation. Even President Bill Clinton ... Read Post
I'm paraphrasing George W. Bush. The Republicans have a problem with President Obama taking credit for Osama bin Laden's death. But they had no problem with George Bush taking credit for capturing Saddam, and on September 11 no less... Read Post
Bush loyalists have been “irked” over the past 24 hours that they are not getting credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden, arguing that their torture program helped bring about intelligence that led to the mission. Karl Rove said ... Read Post