I think this just suggests that he's already hit bottom and had no lower to go.

Now if only all of those people who disapprove would recognize his divisive tactics and vote against politicians who use them.

Greg

I think it's safe to say you're grasping at straws when you post an article on the approval ratings of a presidential advisor.

Has there ever been another documented case where a presidential advisor's approval ratings were a topic of discussion?

I think not.

I would venture that John Kerry's personal assistant has very low approval ratings as well.

There's a difference. Do you even know who Kerry's advisor is?

Was Kerry's advisor involved in the leaking of the identity of a CIA agent? Was Kerry's advisor called "The Architect" by his or her boss?

Cmon, Gettysburg. We're not talking about some anonymous backroom figure. Rove is practically a celebrity. He certainly is in political circles.

Dissent Protects Democracy.

Given my response to Gettsburg, I guess I should explain. I mean, Rove's irrelevant now. Along with the rest of the GOP losers.

Really, my comment was funny at one point.

Dissent Protects Democracy.

You were either ignorant of the fact that Karl Rove is one of the five or six most powerful men in the country, or you were pretending not to know this so that you could do your usual defend-the-Republicans/change-the-subject troll thing. Which was it?

Who cares? What's Bob Shrum's approval rating? What's James Carville's approval rating?

None of them is running for anything. This is a waste of bandwidth

Am almost finished reading James Moore and Wayne Slater's "The Architect" and there is much new information therein that needs attention. In particular, apparently during most of the first term, Rove's channel to Tom DeLay was through Abramoff -- Rove was not a great admirer of DeLay, and had fairly weak relations, but Abramoff had very close relationships over a much longer period. (Explains why Susan Ralston worked for Rove perhaps). Thus for at least four years Abramoff was the "cut-out man" for up and down communications on the operational side of politics between Rove and Oval Office on one hand, and DeLay on the other end of Penn Avenue. This needs much more attention than it has gotten thus far -- and suggests Abramoff may have lots to say about both Rove and DeLay which has not become public -- at least yet.

The authors have a marvelous scene set in Abramoff's Deli, where Rove teaches the secrets of how to control the press to the assembled Pastrami eaters. If anyone ever makes a film about this administration the Rove Lessons set in Abramoff's Deli ought to be a well done scene. (Note to whoever dresses the set -- make the sandwiches thick, with the meat falling out on all sides. Make a visual reference to the all time best eating scene in film -- the Apple Eating scene in Tom Jones.) Sexual Conquest and Political Conquest have much in common.

Anyhow, the book hasn't gotten near the attention it deserves.