No sympathy here. The GOP rode the tiger with Rove and now they have to choose between being eaten by him or being eaten by the voters.
An increasing number of House Republican members are urging President Bush to keep Karl Rove out of the driver’s seat in the 2006 congressional campaign.GOP sources said House members have argued that Mr. Rove, White House deputy chief of staff and powerful Bush political adviser, is hampering what they believe could represent a comeback effort to retain control of Congress. The sources said Mr. Rove has been high-handed and out of touch with the interests of Republican constituents.

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