Like an STD, Rove lingers forever, devoted to his life's mission of turning a beautiful thing into something odious. With the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, he has found patrons, each with an expensive quid quo pro, to give him $300 million to make sure the Koch brother's dreams come true.
"Forget Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. If there's one Republican who scares Democrats, it's Karl Rove.
Here's why.
American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, the two groups he helped found, plan to raise $300 million this year to defeat President Obama, elect Republicans to Congress, and block the Democrats' agenda.
They already spent half a million dollars attacking the President's squeaky clean image with an ad about Solyndra and a voice-over that said "Mr. President we need jobs, not more Washington insider deals." That was in December, before the first Republican primary was held. Crossroads says they plan many more like it."
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