by John D. Mckinnon: The Wall Street Journal: Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political adviser, is resigning as White House deputy chief of staff effective Aug. 31, and returning to Texas . . . Mr. Rove revealed his plans in an interview with Paul Gigot, editor of The Wall Street Journal: "I just think it's time," Mr. Rove said in the interview. "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family." Mr. Rove and his wife have a home in Ingram, Texas, and a son who attends college in nearby San Antonio . . . [Read More]The Strong Conservative comments to the above story: Rove was seen as a political genius after engineering Republican victories in 2000, 2002, and 2004. However, the loss of Congress to the Democrats in 2006 was a major setback for the Bush administration and Rove. The strategy taken on illegal immigration was particularly infuriating to the GOP base. The Iraq War strategy was seriously flawed until General Patraeus was installed and a new strategy implemented. It will be interesting if Democrats react with joy to Rove's resignation or if they will be disappointed they won't get a chance to indict him. Then again, they may continue to call him before Committees to try to catch him in a legal snare. Rove will be remembered as a controversial yet brilliant figure and perhaps the most hated Republican by the media and the left.
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