A Milestone In Beltwayism
I didn't. I thought presidents and statesmen and stateswomen had legacies, not consultants. Now I know I was misguided thanks to a front page story in The Washington Post headlined,"Midterm Vote May Define Rove's Legacy." Good to know that the hometown paper of politics and government is keeping its eye on the prize the week before the election. Real insiders know aides are more important than principals, and priniciples.
Not to be thoroughly snarky, I will say that the Post's Sunday Outlook section had an interesting, candid piece called "Where We went Wrong" by former Republican majority Leader Dick Armey. "Republican lawmakers forgot the party's principles, became enamored with power and position, and began putting politics over policy," Armey wrote. "Now, the Democrats are reaping the rewards of our neglect -- and we have no one to blame but ourselves."