I'm not sure the last paragraph follows from the rest of the column. As the column notes, Rove perfected the "politics of conflict and division." The legacy is a bitterly divided country, and one of the most feckless administrations in history. Yet, the last paragraph states: "Conservatives also need Rove to survive as a guru. While Republicans are momentarily depressed, it doesn't come from a fundamental conundrum about their party's core beliefs." If this is true it must mean that Republicans have no hope of winning if they merely run positive campaigns extolling conservative policies - they must also stoke fear and division by slandering half of America as "America-haters" and criminal-lovers and all the other fetid and false BS. Unfortunately, this may be true (or maybe, when Mr. Dickerson speaks of the "party's core beliefs", he includes the core belief that liberals are inherently evil people). Even so, an optimist might say that Rove's departure gives Republicans and conservatives a chance to determine whether they be a viable political party without the God, guns and gays strategy perfected by Rove.

Liberals are great, they want to do all kinds of wonderful things withe the product someone elses effort. How about a little class hared ginned up by the weathy John Edwards for total hypocrasy

And conservatives are the only people that work hard? There are plenty people out there that work hard for their money including liberals. They just think that the rewards of hard work should be a bit more equitable.

Yeah ???? Just like Karl Marx.... That is socialism and I will fight that until I die.

liljon51:

Yeah ???? Just like Karl Marx.... That is socialism and I will fight that until I die.

If brain death counts, then you can go ahead and take a break.