by Karl Rove
From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked Americaโ€�s political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W.Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win at a time when voters had little reason to throw out the incumbent party. For engineering victory after unlikely victory, Rovebecame known as โ€�the Architect.โ€�Because of his success, Rove has been attacked hisentire career, accused of everything from campaignchicanery to ideological divisiveness. In this frankmemoir, Rove responds to critics, passionatelyarticulates his political philosophy, and defendsthe choices he made on the campaign trail and inthe White House. He addresses controversies headonโ€”from his role in the contest between Bushand Senator John McCain in South Carolina to thecharges that Bush misled the nation on Iraq. In theco...
From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked Americaโ€�s political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W.Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win at a time when voters had little reason to throw out the incumbent party. For engineering victory after unlikely victory, Rovebecame known as โ€�the Architect.โ€�Because of his success, Rove has been attacked hisentire career, accused of everything from campaignchicanery to ideological divisiveness. In this frankmemoir, Rove responds to critics, passionatelyarticulates his political philosophy, and defendsthe choices he made on the campaign trail and inthe White House. He addresses controversies headonโ€”from his role in the contest between Bushand Senator John McCain in South Carolina to thecharges that Bush misled the nation on Iraq. In theco...
