Rove departs White House
One of President George W Bush’s closest aids, Karl Rove, announced his resignation overnight. Rove, who held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, is credited with helping Bush win two consecutive elections. While he sighted the need to spend more time with family as his reason for departing, it’s been widely speculated that Rove is leaving before one of three congressional inquiries forces his departure. Last month, the US Senate issued a subpoena against him as part of an investigation into the sacking of eight federal prosecutors. Rove was also investigated in connection with the exposure of CIA agent Valerie Plame. Rick Perlstein, Senior Fellow with The Campaign For America’s Future, a liberal lobby group in Washington, discussed how Rove is perceived by the left and right in the US.