Sad Song for Karl Rove

Like Joni Mitchell with life and love, Karl Rove has seen voter fraud “from both sides now, from win and lose and still somehow,” it’s only the illusions he wants us to recall.

As the U.S. Attorney scandals go on, the villainy du jour is now about “caging,” dirty tricks to exclude unfriendly voters as practiced by Rove’s assistant, Tim Griffin, appointed to replace a prosecutor in the purges of those not avid enough in pursuing Democrats for, yes, voter fraud.

In essence, voter fraud has been Rove’s life and, when he leaves the White House for some more serene environment, perchance another federal institution, he should write the definitive book on the subject, starting with his apprenticeship to Nixon’s tricksters and not omitting details of how he stole Florida for Bush in 2000.

Before he leaves all this turmoil behind, Rove will surely take to heart Joni’s advice: “But now it’s just another show. You leave them laughing when you go, and if you care, don’t let them know, don’t give yourself away.”