It’s none of the federal government’s business.
No, that is part of his problem, he really doesn't. In place of analytic ability, Rove is driven by memorization of yesterday's polling of voter's sentiments. His whole approach is to chase after what he erroneously perceives as public opinion--itself a subject that he really does not understand. He is the reason for the major mistakes of the second Bush Administration.
Your mistake is hoping that such a messed up fellow could grasp basic principles of Federalism, or that he would have the ethics to even bother to think in those terms.
What is happening in Missouri--I refer to the outside intervention--can have a major effect for the worse, on the quality of police recruits over the next few years, across America. Anyone who has the analytic ability that Rove lacks, should grasp the psychological effect of what is happening in the relevant context.
William Flax
Great post absolutely spot on! It's types like him (and himself) who, I'm convinced, kept Bush from retaliating against the leftist media. He probably had "internal polling" that showed that if Bush fought back against the lies, it would "turn the moderate against him".
These imagined moderates have had more influence on Rove than he would care to admit I'd wager. And the most ironic thing of all: these moderates his type worries about so much don't even vote for the most part. That's why they are "moderate" they don't care about anything.