The Karl Rove Dream
According to the online magazine, Slate, Karl Rove's dream was to reshape American politics by creating a durable Republican majority.
I understand that and it certainly doesn’t make Karl a monster to want to leave a legacy behind him of having truly made his party dominant. Particularly by a method that is uniquely his. A hell of a lot of people have shared that dream in our convoluted American political past.
Most of us who are interested in politics adamantly argue our side of issues and disparage anyone who dares to support the other side. It’s what makes political or religious argument such a no-no in thin-skinned segments of society like family. It’s also what makes me love guys like Bill Buckley and Gore Vidal, both of whom can so elegantly argue their political views as to never raise either their voices or a sweat. They make Rush Limbaugh and his neotalk-radio look-alikes seem empty-headed cretins by comparison.
Which of course they are, but that’s not my point.
My point is t…