One of the most controversial Presidential advisers in recent history called it quits. Karl Rove resigned on Monday, ending a relationship with President Bush that started in the early '70s.
Attached article points out that despite Rove's alleged brilliance, he didn't succeed in being able to push through 3 of Bush's top domestic agenda goals in his 2nd term: Reforming (the sadly unlaughable joke that is) Social Security, overhauling the tax code, and reforming immigration policy (via the Rube Goldberg Amnesty Bill).
So what happened? Did Rove lose his touch? Some would argue that Bush became distracted by the War in Iraq and could not devote as much energy as he should have to his 2nd term goals. Probably not. "Distracted" is standing over a map of Vietnam and personally picking out bombing targets a' la Lydon Johnson (and seriously, how cool would that have been?.... "Oops, did I slip? Is that the Eiffel Tower I just chose to bomb? Mac, you sly ol' dog, you. Sneakin' in a map of Europe like that.")
In the end, we thought Rove to be like the quarterback of a football team. Too much credit when things went well and too much blame when they did not. For a man whom many thought was responsible for the Chicago fire and the kidnapping of Lindbergh's baby, the truth lay somewhere in the middle.
.... and somewhere, Lee Atwater sniffs dismissively, "Piker."
Happy Trails, Karl.
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