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To: LindyBill who wrote (99436)	2/8/2005 10:03:22 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793691

Balloon Juice - Rove's Promotion Karl Rove has been promoted and there is sure to be a firestorm among Democrats before they get their talking points coordinated. Terry McAwful takes the first shot: guardian.co.uk Karl Rove, the senior political strategist who orchestrated President Bush's re-election campaign, has been promoted to deputy chief of staff, a job that will involve him in most White House policy and not just politics. Rove will retain his title as senior adviser and will continue to oversee strategy to advance the president's agenda. In addition, he will continue to oversee the offices of intergovernmental affairs, political affairs and strategic initiatives. But he will add to his portfolio the oversight of all White House policy development and coordination of the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. The promotion has rankled a few Democrats. "Empowering Rove in this way shows that Bush cares more about political positioning than honest policy discussions,'' said Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "ush knows that Rove is neither an economic nor a national security expert. He is simply an ideological strategist. ... Clearly, Bush thinks political manipulation matters more than keeping the president honestly informed about the state of the country.'' But I thought Rove already ran everything? He is, after all, Bush's Brain. Honesty and message consistency are not the DNC's nor the Chairman's strong suit. I suspect by tomorrow cooler heads will prevail, and the mainstream media will start advancing the notion that this promotion means that Bush feels his domestic agenda is in trouble.