Karl Rove's A-Team

Dan Bartlett
Age: 37
Currently: Sitting out the '08 race and working as a CBS political analyst
Dark Past: Joined Rove's team right out of college and worked on the Texas gubernatorial campaign of George W. Bush. Followed Bush to the White House where Bartlett rose to the rank of chief counselor.
Dark Present: Spinning the political race on national TV, described Joe Biden as a "rhetorical train wreck" while saying that Sarah Palin should be held to a lower standard. "I do think the bar has been lowered and people will generally be surprised if she is able to string together several sentences on a topic," Bartlette said. But, he added, she "needs to have a couple moments where she demonstrates some knowledge that goes beyond the talking points."
Actually Said: On how the Bush team use of the blogoshere as propaganda: "Talk about a direct IV into the vein of your support. It's a very efficient way to communicate. They regurgitate exactly and put up on their blogs what you said to them. It is something that we've cultivated and have really tried to put quite a bit of focus on."