Comments on: Karl Rove Resigns, Effective August 31st

By: Anjin-San

Anjin-San — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:54:48 +0000

Rove was one of the most successfull campaign men of all time

I don't think anyone denies Rove's great talent for politics. But to what use what it put? The Bush Admin has been a disaster for America...

By: davod

davod — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:58:02 +0000

I sense more sour grapes than real commentary. Rove was one of the most successfull campaign men of all time.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:10:23 +0000

Does Rove even HAVE a family?

He will be sorely missed. Hopefully he will be signing on with the Freddy Thompson campaign and will ride that horse back into the White House.

By: legion

legion — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:45:03 +0000

Bush’s vaunted loyalty was at least understandable in Rove’s case, given that he had guided him through four successful election campaigns, but his divide and conquer style did not serve a wartime president well.

It wasn't so much the divide & conquer strategy that made him so reviled, it was the overt identification of the GOP with America(TM) - the spreading of the idea that any criticism of the GOP (let alone the President) was redefined as criticism of America, and tantamount to disloyalty, if not outright treason. The alignment of "what's good for the GOP" with "what's good for America", even when what's good for the GOP is clearly _bad_ for America, also gets him a free kick in the junk on the infintesimal chance we ever meet. That said, he was undenably successful at what he put his mind to. The real excitement will occur in September (and is no doubt going on behind the scenes right now) when the crop of GOP candidates start bidding for his services. That's the reason I suspect he's bailing now - he needs time away from W to choose the next king...

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:51:02 +0000

Goodbye Karl Rove... The Presiden't chief political adviser is resigning. Will AP now give us an update on the contents of Rove's garage? Inquiring minds want to know. Jason Leopold will now have to find honest work, that's for sure....

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Really, Karl, a year ago would have been okay. « Volunteer Opinion Journal — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:42:00 +0000

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By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Ho-hum

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Ho-hum — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:23 +0000

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By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:49:51 +0000

I think there's a kernel of truth in Rove's pronouncement. It looks to me as though Democrats were following a well-trodden path: nominating a candidate really unlikely to secure the presidency, convincing themselves that the candidate is the best of all possible candidates, and then being surprised and hurt that the unelectable candidate (sometimes nominated on the grounds of electability) doesn't get elected. The Democrats' hope is that Republicans will do exactly the same thing and I think they may be doing just that.

By: JammieWearingFool

JammieWearingFool — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:48:21 +0000

Rove Leaving White House...

The kook left won't have Karl Rove to kick around much longer. Somewhere, Chuckie Schumer seethes....

By: Pajamas Media

Pajamas Media — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:22:10 +0000

M.C. Rove Rappin' No More -- Karl Rove To Quit, He Tells WSJ:... Karl Rove, President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist, plans to leave the White House at the end of August, he told Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot. President Bush was expected to make a statement Monday with Rove. (AP/Breitbart).....