Letters to the Editor
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Rove and Social Security
The Atlantic September issue has an article on Rove that, if true, says the Social Security changes were a dead letter because Rove immediately took a partisan approach. Republicans were not going to change Social Security unless Democrats did as well. Unlike Reagan, who learned that he could only change Social Security if he got Tip O'Neill on board as an equal partner, Rove apparently took the arrogant, partisan route. No surprise, I guess. But Rove seems like a bright guy. I'd think the goal would matter more than insisting on doing it his way.
As for conspiracy theorists, Bush has looked like hell in the past week so maybe now we know why. Perhaps he knew Rove was on his way out. Or, like others note here, perhaps there is something bigger coming down the pike.