Karl Rove's Memoir: Act of Vengeance

In Courage and Consequence , his tale of the George W. Bush years, Karl Rove disses his critics and defends the boss. No news there

Illustration by Stephen Kroninger for TIME; Rove: John Beale / AP; Bush: Jack Plunkett / AP

There is not much news in Karl Rove's memoir, Courage and Consequence , which is something of a moral triumph for the author. Rove is nothing if not loyal, and these sorts of books tend to create a stir only when they betray the boss. A significant amount of dirt is dished here — an astonishing amount, actually; this is a work of titanic pettiness — but it's all tossed at enemies of George W. Bush. One example: Hillary Clinton is criticized for sitting down, rather than standing, for a photo with rescue workers three days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Bush,...

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