Reply #28: Interesting. My thoughts along these lines are just a little different but

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also turn on Rove's viciousness to anyone who dares to cross him. I don't think he means to bring down 43, I think he is doing all he can to enhance the split between 41 and 43. In fact, his vengeance would be sweet indeed to have 43's reign be a triumph - he already can gloat over 43's being "re-elected" for a 2nd term. (In fact, he probably played a major role in the thefts of both elections.) The more he can isolate and exhalt 43, the more he can feel vindicated and the more he can cement his "indispensability." Bush 43 is Rove's main account - he wants him all to himself and fully dependent. There are so many levels of revenge this brings to Bush 41.