Karl Rove in New Braunfels

In town for Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce award

"It is really the height of cynicism to suggest that a president would take the awesome decision of sending people into harm's way for politics," Rove said Thursday night in New Braunfels, where he was honored by the Chamber of Commerce as its "Texan of the Year."

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Rove, senior adviser to Bush, has contended that journalists exaggerate his influence.

In an 11-minute speech before answering a few questions afterward, Rove recalled his arrival in Texas at age 26 and spoke of the younger of the Bush presidents who changed his life.

In January of last year, Rove told Republican National Committee leaders gathered in Austin that Republicans could win the 2002 elections by running on the party's ability to prosecute the war on terrorism.

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Republicans went on to regain control of the U.S. Senate and pick up a few seats in the U.S. House, which already was GOP-controlled.

Rove, 52, who grew up in Utah, became a Texan through his ties to President Bush's father, who recognized Rove as a talented Washington operative in the early 1970s.

Damn, I missed this. New Braunfels is where I graduated high school and subsequently got the hell out of as fast as possible. It's a fairly conservative city, so I doubt Rove met much opposition when he accepted the award.

Texan of the Year? Rove isn't all that.

Posted by Drizzten at March 21, 2003 03:28 PM