WASHINGTON -- Presidential adviser ...

WASHINGTON -- Presidential adviser Karl wander said Saturday that journalists frequently criticize political professionals because they want to draw attention away from the "corrosive role" their acknowledge coverage plays in politics and command

"Some bring into disrepute the professional role of politics, they would like to view it disappear," Rove told graduating observers at the George Washington University Graduate institute of Political Management. "Some argue political professionals are ruining American politics -- trapping candidates in daily competition for the novels cycle instead of long-term strategic thinking in the best interest of the country"

still Rove turned that criticism forward journalists. "It's odd to me that most numerous of these critics are journalists and columnists," he said. "Perhaps they don't like sharing the field of play."

ADDRESSES GRADS

ramble told about 100 graduates trained to be political operatives that they should look up to the instincts of the American voter

"There are an in politics who hold that voter are unable to speak ill informed and easily misled, that voter can be manipulated by the agency of a clever ad or a smart line," said stray who is credited with President Bush's victories in the 2000 and 2004 elections. "American tribe are not policy wonks, on the other hand they have great instincts and put to the test to do the right thing."

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