MoveOn.org Trying to Run Another Hard-Hitting Ad in 'The New York Times'

By: E&P Staff If MoveOn.org runs another ad in The New York Times, it will have a cartoon motif.

The liberal group is currently trying to raise money to buy space in the Times for the full-page ad.

In the ad, cartoon-like panels show George W. Bush talking with Karl Rove. Bush says: "Karl, after Iraq, they'll never elect a Republican in '08." Rove replies: "Threaten Iran. Talk about World War III." Bush: "But now everyone knows they've stopped developing nukes." Rove: "We never let the truth stop us before."

Under the cartoon, there's a separate block of copy headlined: "The Bush Legacy: Waging War for Political Gain."

In September, MoveOn.org ran the "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" Times ad that was criticized by conservatives and war supporters. But many liberals and war opponents were pleased that a progressive group created an ad as hard-hitting as those run by many right-wing advocacy groups.