Reuters reports "Rove Gets Bigger Role at White House." What bigger role could he have?
According to the article:
Rove, who was Bush's top political strategist during his 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, will become a deputy White House chief of staff in charge of coordinating policy between the White House Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, National Security Council and Homeland Security Council.Apparently, Rove is going to run domestic and foreign policy. So, basically, he is running the country.
Rove will continue to oversee White House strategy to advance Bush's agenda and will "make sure we have an open and fair process for the development of policy and to make sure the policy is complementary and consistent with the various councils," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
"He is one of the president's most trusted advisers who has played an integral role in strategy and policy development for a long time," McClellan said.