<p>WASHINGTON — It's one of the cardinal rules in Karl Rove's political playbook — never let them see you sweat.</p>
<p>Just days before the razor-thin 2000 vote, campaign reporters found an ebullient Rove playing waiter at breakfast, wielding a coffee pot with an exaggerated flourish and an even more exaggerated prediction: George W. Bush would win the White House in a walk.</p>