GOP/Dem rhetorical convergence

In 2005, Karl Rove sparked widespread outrage by accusing liberal critics of President Bush's Terrorism programs of sympathizing with and wanting to coddle The Terrorists:

Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in 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 response, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's spokesman called on Bush to "immediately repudiate Karl Rove's o...