Rove the "architect"

Like one of the TV pundits said... he will probably be remembered in a positive light politically comparing it to Barry Bonds home run record...it may or may not be tainted but he still achieved two governorship wins and two presidential wins etc.

Karl Rove
Karl Rove is an ideologue who cared only about transforming the Republican Party into a permanent majority party. He used "slash and burn" tactics to divide the country and to destroy the Democratic Party. Being a Republican chauvinist, he doesn't care about the country, only his Party.

He chose George W. Bush as both a governor and president candidate because he believed Bush had charisma. He didn't care about competence. He only cared about finding a candidate who could win elections. He didn't care if Bush could competently govern the country.

Karl Rove reminds me of Yasser Arafat, who was a successful terrorist but didn't know how to govern when he gained power. As a result, he destroyed the State he strove to create.

Karl Rove has done the same thing. He has damaged the Republican Party for years to come. He has weakened our country, our world reputation and our economic security. He used fear tactics against our citizens to garner votes. He divided our country when we must come together to defeat terrorism tactics used against us and others.

Karl Rove is not alone in this destruction. It was Bush, Cheney and the Neocons who created the insane policies we've suffered. Karl Rove was just the con-man enabler who sold the insanity to the public. It was the Religious Right Republican Base who, like sheep, gave these idiots the power to impose their will on our country.

Enjoy your retirement, Karl Rove, as you make lots of money and write a book selling your myths about the Bush presidency and your handiwork. Your reputation will go down in infamy.

BBB

BrandX and BBB, Thanks for your posts. I've also seen "both" sides of commentaries on Rove, but I agree more with BBB's comments. Rove was only successful in dividing not only our country, but succeeded in losing many of our allies.

Bush's rhetoric were often the reverse of his actions. "I'm a uniter, not divider" is one of Bush's famous speech, but historians will see how divided our country has become during his presidency.

I see the legacy of Rove to be quite negative if the historians tell the truth.