Here's a little quote manipulation for you, from the Washington Post.

Critics view Rove as the person who has made the White House one of the most political in history, a White House in which politics and policy fit hand in glove, all designed to reelect Bush to a second term. "I think there's a general sense he's the driving strategic force for everything they do over there," said Steve Elmendorf, a top adviser to Gephardt's campaign. "Now whether that's true, I don't know, but that's the aura that's been built up."
Some of his White House colleagues say Rove's power is overstated, but only slightly, and if there have been other powerful presidential advisers in recent history, few have achieved the kind of status accorded a man who described himself to students today as "a complete nerd" in high school -- witness the attention he received today.

Setting aside the foolishness of asking a top Gephardt spokesman for a quote about whether Rove is too powerful in the White House, how much are you willing to bet that Rove's colleagues said something like, "Well, to say he is the driving strategic force for everything we do is only a slight overstatement"? However much it is, I'll take all of that action. Yet, that's clearly the implication of the article.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 7:22 AM