The WELL: inkwell.vue.333: Paul Alexander, MACHIAVELLI'S SHADOW: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove

#70: John Payne (satyr) Fri 22 Aug 08 08:53

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:53:00 PDT

He's about as subtle as a coyote, which is to say somewhat so, but not very. [Read entire topic]

#69: Tom Howard (tom) Thu 21 Aug 08 09:26

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:26:00 PDT

Paul, the book is really great -- and frightening. My earlier question that must've gotten overlooked is how exactly do you go on with seeing so closely these machinations (especially coming up on this election and Rove's control of the $250 million war chest? You and Seymour Hersh?

The truly most enlightening thing about your book is how many egregious mistakes and errors Rove has made in his career. His "evil" seems to be so much luck. [Read entire topic]

#68: My free and simple demeanor set everybody at ease. (pdl) Wed 20 Aug 08 14:55

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:55:00 PDT

Paul--thanks for spending some time here discussing Machiavelli's Shadow! [Read entire topic]

#67: Lisa Harris (lrph) Wed 20 Aug 08 12:46

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:46:00 PDT

Thank you Paul and Patrick for a wonderful two weeks. Now it is time for us to turn our attention to a new topic. You are all welcome to continue here for as long as you'd like. [Read entire topic]

#66: Jack King (gjk) Wed 20 Aug 08 07:02

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:02:00 PDT

I've been loving this book, but the only future one on Rove I would care to see would be "The Trial of Karl Rove." [Read entire topic]

#65: My free and simple demeanor set everybody at ease. (pdl) Wed 20 Aug 08 06:47

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:47:00 PDT

Paul--if it's possible to divulge, what projects are you working on now? What articles or books are coming out in the near future? Are you done with Rove as a subject or will you focus on him again at some point? [Read entire topic]

#64: Scott MacFarlane (s-macfarlane) Tue 19 Aug 08 21:17

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:17:00 PDT

Hmmm. So stupid is as stupid does...

That's a relief, in a perverse, quasi-democratic way. [Read entire topic]

#63: Paul Alexander (reporter1) Tue 19 Aug 08 20:57

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:57:00 PDT

I know that much has been made about Bush being little more than a puppet, but I have to disagree with that assessment. I think that it was beneficial for Bush to have someone like Rove, who was -- and still is -- willing to take the fall for his boss. But it has always been my feeling, from following Bush and people close to him through the years, that Bush was the one in control. I think he proved that last summer when he told Rove it was time for him to go. In the end Rove was not really Bush's brain; he was what he was -- a political adviser who could easily been gotten rid of. Ultimately, the credit or (more likely) criticism of the Bush administration will be placed squarely on not Rove (and others) but Bush, which is the way it should be. [Read entire topic]

#62: Scott MacFarlane (s-macfarlane) Tue 19 Aug 08 11:44

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:44:00 PDT

...but such assessment would involve Freud more than Machiavelli. [Read entire topic]

#61: David Wilson (dlwilson) Tue 19 Aug 08 11:37

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:37:00 PDT

That's right! Could you add to it, Dubya's relationship with and the influence of his father George HW? [Read entire topic]