“[They] handled 9/11 like it was a debate over a highway bill instead of a matter of people’s lives. People wanted leadership and they didn’t get it from the Democrats.”

Wow. Harsh words. That Rove’s a real lying bastard. No wonder the Democrats are offended.

EXCEPT…

That wasn’t a Republican strategist / Chief of Staff. It was Andrew Cuomo, one of the most liberal Democrats on the planet, and he said it in a book released October 14, 2003.

Now what makes this funny aren’t the comments themselves; in fact it’s pretty “run-of-the-mill” stuff. What’s truly funny is that the outrage over Rove’s statements is demonstrably now based upon a desire to destroy Rove rather than an outrage over his comments (see the hundreds of Democrats rushing to a microphone near you to ask for his resignation.

Meanwhile Dick “Soldiers are Nazis and Communists” Durbin, Hillary “Gandhi owns a Gas Station” Clinton, Robert “White Niggers” Byrd, and Howard “Republicans have never worked an honest day in their lives” Dean are all still employed by the party.

Glass houses are particularly dangerous to those throwing stones.

Thanks to Slantpoint for the EXCELLENT quote find.