Karl Rove's column in the WSJ in long scream of frustration, disguised as a critique of Obama's foreign tour:
A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win
short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what
should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president:
advancing America's long-term interests.
Rove has become like a bad poker player. Rather show some, or any restraint in his criticisms of the president, he goes all out every time. A more sensible strategy would be to issue mild praise and the occasional stern warning, whilst waiting for key moments to strike. Then he might get listened to when it matters. As it is he throws everything he's got at Obama in every column and TV appearance, and has turned into what his former boss might call just another critic in the arena. The man whose public pronouncements used to shake the earth under Washington and chill every Democrat's breast is rapidly becoming nothing but an angry squeaking sound barely discernible amongst the background noise.
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