Good piece on Karl Rove

The methods may be sophisticated, but the theme is anything but subtle. Position the chisel. Then hit it hard. There may even be votes just in the sharp and confident cracking sound it makes. Clarity gets attention.

“People may not agree with you,” Rove said at breakfast, “but if they know where you’re coming from, they’ll have respect for you that they will not have if they think you’re weak and indecisive.”