"Now, for something I never thought I'd do: agree with Karl Rove." [View all]

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Nevada Independent

Now, for something I never thought I’d do: agree with Karl Rove.

Like so much of our politics, the first anniversary of the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 provided plenty of reminders of our deep division as a nation. Democrats spent the solemn day reminding us of the failed insurrection’s threat to our democratic institution, and that the threat continues. Republicans, meanwhile, for the most part spent the day downplaying the violence as its Instigator-in-Chief Donald Trump continued to spout lies about widespread voter fraud and a “rigged” election.

Then along comes Rove in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, calling on his fellow Republicans to stop drinking the Trumpian bathwater and sober up for the good of the country. Their continued Big Lie is not only bad for democracy, it’s also bad for the GOP in the long run.

“My criticisms are often aimed at Democrats; on the anniversary of Jan. 6, I’m addressing squarely those Republicans who for a year have excused the actions of the rioters who stormed the Capitol, disrupted Congress as it received the Electoral College’s results, and violently attempted to overturn the election…,” Rove began.