Karl Rove Granted Divorce

By: Stephanie Condon
Topics: Karl Rove

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Former top White House aide Karl Rove is divorced from his wife of 24 years, Politico reports.

"Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, were granted a divorce last week," family spokeswoman Dana Perino told Politico. "The couple came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship. There will be no further comment, and the family requests that its privacy be respected."

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Rove served as a senior adviser and deputy chief of staff for former President George W. Bush until 2007. A family friend told Politico that Rove's marriage fell under incredible stress during his time working in the Bush administration. The adviser was credited for crafting Mr. Bush's successful presidential campaign bids but came under scrutiny during investigations of the politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys.

Rove's memoir, "Courage and Consequence," is slated for release on March 9, 2010.

Stephanie Condon
Stephanie Condon is a political reporter for CBSNews.com.
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by lucymercer January 1, 2010 1:29 PM EST: Gay marriage strikes again!; Reply to this comment


by enoughya January 1, 2010 12:15 PM EST: The fat, evil, Rove turd deserves even much worse demise than this, but a second divorce is proper for such a thug. He really should be executed for treason for destroying our democratic and representative government.; Reply to this comment


by thesevenveils January 1, 2010 11:29 AM EST: Another attempt by the Bush administration to rewrite history. See, its in a book so it must be true!; Reply to this comment


by jbright9 January 1, 2010 2:56 AM EST: One lucky woman to get away from that louse. Another perfect (or so he would like you to believe) politician with family values. They are all such a joke - as in bad joke.; Reply to this comment


by Salaam_Shalom January 1, 2010 12:20 AM EST: Cool! Karl can start dating Bristol now.; Reply to this comment


by lwk_1 December 31, 2009 9:38 PM EST: How can anyone believe Rove's book details when he sorely lacked credibility during the Bush administration?; Reply to this comment

by toldyouso21 December 31, 2009 5:26 PM EST

Karl Rove had a wife? I always thought he was one of those closet gays....or maybe even a homosexual pedophile....hmmmmmm?

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by earlysaid December 31, 2009 6:18 PM EST: Some poor woman was stuck with this corrupt and hateful liar for way too many years. Rove struck me as someone who would marry mutiple times,but regardless he definitely is a cheater. He was carrying on an affair with some woman in government who lives in TX.


by esq777 December 31, 2009 4:50 PM EST: What, what happened to Mr. Family Values? He only wants to impose values on others, not himself. What a fraud.; Reply to this comment


by flyinglibertarian December 31, 2009 4:12 PM EST: In the end, the historical value of Karl Rove is that he became a human canvas in the media, upon which the liberals painted in vivid thought and deed that theirs is the ideology of hatred, contempt, ill spirit and fear of anything and anyone that is not in lockstep with their dogmatic, fascist ideology.

Exhibit A of the day would be the majority of colorful if not otherwise hateful posts to this article, one would think.; Reply to this comment


by wayfedup December 31, 2009 4:02 PM EST: Announcement at Rove's NEXT wedding: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Mr. and Mrs. TURD BLOSSOM!", kinda gets you right there, don't it? LOL!!!; Reply to this comment