The Gall

From the Washington Post:

Karl Rove, apparently, still has his copy of the old playbook.

In a speech to New Hampshire Republican officials here Monday night, the White House deputy chief of staff attacked Democrats who have criticized the U.S. war effort in Iraq, such as Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) and Rep. John P. Murtha (Pa.), who he said advocate "cutting and running."

"They may be with you for the first shots," Rove said of such opponents. "But they're not going . . . to be with you for the tough battles."

Let's review: who are the decorated war veterans? And who avoided the draft for three years using student deferments and did not serve in Vietnam?

So, which of these people actually know anything about both 'first shots' and 'tough battles', and which is merely a putrescent bag of gas?