Karl Rove: It's Business, Not Personal

It's not well-known -- but not a secret -- that Karl Rove's stepfather and the man who raised him was gay. If you're surprised that the man who has so often resorted to anti-gay prejudice to win elections for his clients has a father who came out of the closet, don't be. Whether it was insinuating Ann Richards was a lesbian and she would appoint homosexual activists to her cabinet, or using anti-gay marriage amendments to drive get out the vote efforts for fundamentalists in 2004, Rove likely believed his efforts were business-related, not based on his personal beliefs. Just like Michael Corleone, he was able to separate the business and personal to do his job. Rove had a good relationship with his stepfather (who was very aware of his stepspon's actions) and had no problems accepting his lifestyle.

The same book stated that Rove was agnostic and raised in a non-religious home. Now a slightly larger bombshell drops that Rove is actually a confirmed atheist. Again, Rove's devotion to the Christian evangelicals is for business reasons, although it would be VERY interesting to see how they interpret this news.

We may have a black president, female president or Jewish president in my lifetime, but I doubt America would ever elect an atheist. We are far too moral of a country to ever have the tolerance to accept someone who has no faith. How ironic.