Karl Rove, the architect of President Bush’s two election victories, is resigning from the White House at the end of the month. Rove was convinced that he could re-align US politics and create a permanent Republican governing majority. But, partly through his own missteps, Rove has blown that chance. In many ways, he has never recovered from the toll that the inquiry in to the leaking of Valerie Plame’s name, where he was repeatedly questioned, took on his effectiveness.
PS Do read this Josh Green piece on why Rove failed.
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