Karl Rove had quite a run. Two gubernatorial victories for George W. Bush, followed by two Presidential victories for the man whose judgement, competence, and honesty are reflected in a popularity rating which has been well under 40% for a long time. And here is one major area in which Mr. Bush's judgement pales in comparison with that of his immediate predecessor: Bill Clinton's main political advisor, James Carvile, was his main political advisor; George W. Bush's main political advisor, Karl Rove, was also a policy advisor. So our nation was subjected not only to bad policy but to a President even more driven by political considerations than was William Jefferson Clinton.