I thought he was a genius?

Isn't that what everybody said; Karl Rove is a genius? Well, not so much:

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"Every Republican I know looks at the Bush administration as a total failure," said Matt Towery, chairman of Newt Gingrich's political organization.

"To do what he did politically to us is unforgivable," Rep. Tom Tancredo told Alexander. "It will take generations to recover. I don't know how long; maybe never."

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Hopefully never.