On new rules of campaign and politics, per Karl Rove...

While I disdain Karl Rove and his politicking style, I must admit, his writing in Wall Street Journal, on the old/new news of politics, does offer some useful insights to the new world of campaigning, amidst this heated election season of 2008. While most everyone is busy covering the mechanics of each campaigns (from Hilary Clinton's, to Barack Obama's, to Mitt Romney's, to John McCain's - the four candidates left in the field), and analyzing to death what each conflicting polls mean to the upcoming results, Rove's article does provide a unique, detached, and cool view from afar, from the vantage point of a veteran pro who's seen it all.

This guy has been around for so long, writing and rewriting rules and playbook for so many campaigns. I suppose there's good reason for it, given his cool head (fanatical ideology aside).