Karl Rove calls the kettle black

On Saturday, Karl Rove ripped into journalists on the political beat. They want to draw attention away from the "corrosive role" their own coverage plays in government, he said.

"Some decry the professional role of politics, they would like to see it disappear," Rove told graduates at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. "Some argue political professionals are ruining American politics--trapping candidates in daily competition for the news cycle instead of long-term strategic thinking in the best interest of the country." "It's odd to me that most of these critics are journalists and columnists," he said. "Perhaps they don't like sharing the field of play. Perhaps they want to draw attention away from the corrosive role their coverage has played focusing attention on process and not substance."

It is fascinating to hear this cynical and ruthless manipulator of voters take on the press for exactly what he practices every single day of his life (except when he was laying low, hoping to dodge an indicment for perjury).
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