President Bush will Lose His Brain
Karl Rove, American President George W. Bush's advisor since before Bush ran for governor of Texas in 1993, is leaving August 31.
It's hard to overemphasize the importance of this move to the Bush Administration, and by extension to America and ultimately to any nation in the world. There's little doubt that Rove has been the primary architect of the Bush presidency. He is frequently referred to by the White House press corps as "Bush's Brain." There's even a book out by that name. Rove has been called the most powerful non-elected man in current American politics, possibly in all of America's history.
An example of how important Rove is to Bush is likely inadvertently shown in the article linked to below. When a member of the presidential cabinet leaves, a major news service article begins with something like, "Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced today that...." The person's position is almost invariably listed in the first paragraph. In this article, Rove's title of deputy White House chief of staff isn't mentioned until paragraph 16 (that's as of this writing--these articles are sometimes rewritten). What is emphasized is his importance to Bush.
Personally, I've long seen Rove, who's known Bush since both of them were in their 20s, as Bush's brain. Since before Bush was elected president, I've told people to look at his eyes. When he's discussing politics, he wears a look of, "Am I saying this right?" Contrast that to his face as he discusses sports with bright eyes and a confident and knowing smile. I believe Bush knows sports; I don't believe he understands politics.
It's hard to tell what effect Rove's leaving will have on the last 1 1/2 years of Bush's lame-duck presidential administration, and on Bush himself. Without his primary advisor, who or what will fill the vacuum?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070813/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rove_resigning
Another question created by the impending departure is, will Rove be more influential after he leaves the White House?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-08-13-rove-legacy_N.htm?csp=1&POE=click-refer
"'Today's opinion underscores the fact that the Department of Justice is required to follow the law, and that it is bound to abide by the Constitution,' defense attorney Robert Trout, said, promising more legal challenges to 'overreaching by the government in this case.'"