Rove pro/demoted? Now Whitehouse Deputy COStaff

Just read this:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-rove09.html

February 9, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Karl Rove, President Bush's senior political strategist, has been promoted to deputy chief of staff.

Rove will continue to oversee strategy to advance the president's agenda. In addition, he will continue to oversee the offices of intergovernmental affairs, political affairs and strategic initiatives.

But he will add to his portfolio the oversight of all White House policy development and coordination of the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. AP

I hope this means he'll have less time for nefarious plotting. *sigh* one can hope!

Of course, people tend to overstate Rove's role as "architect". He is one piece in the Republican strategy machine, an important one, but just a piece.