Rove makes money by getting candidates elected. Period.
He's not in it (or anything) because he believes in it, he's in it because it puts buttered bacon on the table.
Politics is a despicable whoredom, and he's nothing but a pimp for the biggest checkbook he can crack.
Those of us who have to live with the consequences of his work are rather fed up and quite ready to drive the pimps like him out with the whores like Pelosi.
And good riddance to both.
He's not in it (or anything) because he believes in it, he's in it because it puts buttered bacon on the table.
When you have your own business, it's really hard to succeed if you restrict your clientele to people who never make you mad.
That said, I think Karl makes much of his money these days from his writing and appearances.