Karl Rove is resigning. What a day for the American people. The man most responsible for the deep divisions in our country which have caused political stalemate for the past 7 years is gone at the end of the month. It is my hope that he will be remembered for his morally bankrupt political strategies, and the damage he did to our political system.

    Rove's political strategy can be described as "divide and conquer." He would find weakness in an opponent's strength (such as Kerry's war service), and somehow gain political mileage out of it. He also is known for using issues that should have been non-partisan, like the  War on Terror, into winning issues for the Republican Party. After 9/11, his strategy was to advocate as extreme policies as possible. This would force the Democrats to oppose legislation such as the Patriot Act, and the creation of the Homeland Security Department, and Rove could then turn around and label the Democrats as "soft on defense." He also played on prejudice by advocating a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage to turn out evangelical Christian voters.

    The goal of politicians should be to bring out the greatness of the American people. Rove did the exact opposite, by playing on our fear and prejudice for political gain. I hope he can do what former Republican consultant Lee Atwater did, admit his sins and seek forgiveness from the American public.

    See you in hell, turd blossom.