Karl Rove: Architect of His Own Political Demise

Last night I watched Karl Rove drive the final nails into his political coffin, as he double-downed his attacks against Christine O'Donnell, on Greta Van Susteren's show "On The Record." It may be awhile before the “funeral” takes place, but the coffin is finished, no doubt.

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The night before I had watched as Rove began his public self-immolation, on The Sean Hannity Show. Hannity, to his credit, defended O'Donnell against Rove's surprising (to me, at least) and graceless attack, after her win against Power Elite insider, Mike Castle, in the Delaware Republican primary. (Link) (Kudos to Sean Hannity for standing up to Rove, however, I hope he won't mind a bit of friendly advice: lose the UN-blue power tie. It's a bit of sartorial style that was first popularized by "the anointed one" himself, Obama -- besides, well...it’s UN-blue). (Link) Response to Rove's rant by true conservatives was immediate, and almost unanimously, negative. Rush Limbaugh said, "“Everyone I know that saw this was just -- they were perplexed and said, ‘What’s going on?" Michelle Malkin noted that, "Rove came across as an effete sore loser instead of the supposedly brilliant and grounded GOP strategist that he’s supposed to be." Last night when Van Susteren had Rove on her show, I fully expected to see some fancy damage-control back-pedaling. Nope. Figuratively speaking, Rove took out hammer and nails, and went about sealing his political coffin, with a will. If you'll permit me to mix metaphors, his aim was unerring, when it came to shooting himself in the foot. His performance was stunningly tone deaf, arrogant, and elitist. When Greta responded to some derogatory comments about O'Donnell's student loans, by saying that perhaps a lot of people, in this economy, could relate to her troubles, Rove failed to take the hint, and carried on with his tirade. Has Rove never heard the old saying "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging?" Apparently not. There's one thing "we the people" can thank Obama for -- a lot of previously well-disguised "wolves in sheep's clothing," have been shown for who they are. The Lame Stream Media has been irredeemably discredited as a source of unbiased news, Power Elites have been exposed as never before, the Far Left came out of the closet like defiant gay extroverts, and RINOs are stampeding. All of which is, in its way, good news for "we the people," as it has given us a much clearer view of the "lay of the land.” It may be an unsettling view, but as we wake up and get our bearings, it’s a much needed view, nonetheless. The Republicans have strayed too far away from their conservative roots, and the Democrats have wandered off to...only God and George Soros know where -- Lenin Land, or another planet, it would seem. As for Karl Rove -- he'll be moving on to greener pastures, with the rest of the RINO herd. Well, maybe the pastures won’t be greener, but he and the herd will definitely be moving on. Laus Deo.