And I've watched everything that Bush has done be attributed to Rove, and it's obvious that you may be one of those doing the attributing.

On the other hand, I've always thought of him as an idiot whose so called "tactics" were anything but clever. The only thing that made them appear so were spineless people unwilling to challenge them for fear that the Rovian boogyman would get them.

Now if you want to keep Rove on a pedestal as some "genius," then by all means do so. I'm sure Rove's ego could use it considering his track record.