It is a sign of the current confusion amongst Republicans about how to deal with Obama that their pre-eminent political strategist of recent years can't seem to settle on a line of attack. Only a few days ago, Karl Rove was portraying Obama as an effete, martini-sipping snob. But in his latest Wall Street Journal column, he rips into Obama for being, of all things, too macho:
Having effectively sewed up the Democratic nomination, he could have agreed to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations (states Hillary Clinton had carried)...But Mr. Obama supported cutting these battleground-state delegations in half. At a time when magnanimity was called for, the candidate decided he'd strut.
Mr. Obama's alpha-male attitude was evident even as he stumbled towards and over the primary finish line. (My emphases).
It's a surprising charge, coming from Rove. Anyone remember Mission Accomplished?
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