Joe Conason on the legacy of Karl Rove. It's odd how people are reacting to Rove's departure from the Bush White House. Folks who don't like Bush — Conason being a prime example — credit him with deliberately and craftily planning a lot of things that may have been, for the Republicans, happy accidents. Meanwhile, folks on that side are for the most part hailing Rove as if he did a great job of selling a lousy product, that product being George W. Bush. It's like Rove got the guy into office and Cheney's made all the key decisions since then. Isn't it possible that George Bush has had a little something to do with the things he's achieved?