Many Democrats have a pre-9/11 worldview. Karl Rove More Quotes by Karl Rove More Quotes From Karl Rove As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing. Karl Rove hymns education people We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality - judiciously, as you will - we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors... and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do. Karl Rove creating actors reality All politicians operate within an Orwellian nimbus where words don't mean what they normally mean, but Rovism posits that there is no objective, verifiable reality at all. Reality is what you say it is. Karl Rove politician mean reality Every presidential spouse is going to be subjected to scrutiny. Karl Rove scrutiny spouse presidential You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math. I'm entitled to the math. Karl Rove different math may At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world. Karl Rove party views two 'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash. Karl Rove empathy views justice 71 percent of the American people think that the federal government should take no more than 20 percent of anybody's paycheck no matter how much they make. Karl Rove government people thinking But perhaps the most important difference between conservatives and liberals can be found in the area of national security. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. In the wake of 9/11, conservatives believed it was time to unleash the might and power of the United States military against the Taliban. Karl Rove differences military war The effective strategies in politics are ones that are so clear and obvious that people can grasp it. Karl Rove obvious strategy people The government that can take everything from somebody can take everything from everybody. And there ought to be a limit. Karl Rove ought government limits There is a difference between Senator Obama and Senator McCain. Senator Obama believes that the government ought to be able to take as much as it thinks it needs from anybody. Karl Rove government believe thinking If you decide to become a political actor, then the things that you say and you do become subject of public scrutiny and comment. Karl Rove scrutiny political actors The difficulty for Mr. Obama will be when the public sees where his decisions lead - higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher taxes, sluggish growth, and a jobless recovery. Karl Rove recovery usa decision If we do with Latinos what we did with African-Americans, Republicans and conservatives will be doomed. Karl Rove african-american republican politics Our health-care issues is another big structural drag. All of these need to be dealt with if we're going to keep the American economy the most dynamic and flexible in the world. Karl Rove issues world needs You may be right that people say: You know what, we had Obama. He was inexperienced. The guy had great rhetoric, sounded good, looked good, but has turned out to be an utter disaster. I want someone where I have confidence and credibility that they're up to the job and that I can trust what they tell me. Karl Rove confidence jobs people In chaos, there is opportunity. Karl Rove chaos opportunity One of the great things about America is that we have the freedom to worship or not worship as we please. It doesn't matter whether you're a Christian, Jew, Muslim. It doesn't matter whether you're an evangelical or a Catholic or a moderate Jew. You're entitled to worship - or an agnostic or atheist. Karl Rove atheist christian america America has become a nation of struggling folks who are barely making it every day. Karl Rove folks struggle america
