He’s been called the Boy Genius, the Architect and Turd Blossom. Yesterday, he even called himself Moby Dick escaping the Captain Ahabs of Congressional oversight (take that, Patrick Leahy). But Karl Rove, the President’s longtime political strategist, is leaving the White House on August 31st. The Boston Globe is dreaming that Rove’s exit will mark the dawn of Bush’s new consensus, moderate platform. The Politico just sees the man whose dream of a permanent conservative majority has destroyed the Republican party. And Dana Perino sees the loss of the man who invented Ice Cream Fridays. So what will Rove do after the White House (he doesn’t have a college degree, which doesn’t bode well for finding a job these days)? Rove says teaching. Members of Congress have assured us that they are still after him for just about everything under the sun. And Bush wants him to write a book. Recommendations for the title?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=180152