Rove on Bush; Blackburn; and Rebecca Saint James

Karl Rove out with a piece defending the Bush years. I always find it surreal and interesting to read about historical events from someone who helped to shape them. Along with Richard the Bruce Cheney, Rove is probably in the top three people most loathed by lefties. I can’t really imagine any higher praise. My favorite part of the Rove article:

But despite facing challenges and crises few others have, the job did not break George W. Bush. Though older and grayer, his brows more furrowed, he is the same man he was, a person of integrity who did what he believed was right. And he exits knowing he summoned all of his energy and talents to defend America and advance its ideals at home and abroad. He didn’t get everything right — no president does — but he got the most important things right. And that is enough.

Tragedy & Stupidity – Reporting the Conflict in Gaza

A word on the Israeli strike against Gaza. Any war is horrific, but Israel’s action is a measured, necessary response to terrorist rocket strikes against its own settlements and people.