Inside the Beltway (Woodworking Magazine) - According to White House insiders, the fact that Karl Rove always carried a piece of wood around in his pants pocket was the thing that ultimately led to his failure.
"Some people did assume that he was inappropriately aroused," said Mr. Rove's personal secretary, Anne Aass. "But after we explained to them that he always carried a small piece of wood (possibly) from Jesus's cross with him wherever he went, they usually were able to speak to him without staring at the constant bulge in his pants."
In fact, so prominent was Mr. Rove with his (possible) wooden relic that the term 'Rovian Wood' eventually came into use around the White House. Fellow advisors to the President automatically supported every domestic issue (no matter how off-kilter) just because Karl Rove stood behind it.
This is not the first time that such colloquial terms have been used in Washington. Other past phrases include: 'Brownian Slow-Motion' (referring to Michael Brown's pathetic response to Hurricane Katrina); 'Clintonean Drift' (referring to Bill being forced to sleep on the couch, and then slowly being allowed to re-enter Hillary's bed); and 'The Foley Artist' (referring to Mark Foley "innocently" flirting with underage pages).
Mr. Rove has resigned from his job effective August 31st.
