Of course, the one difference with Lord Vetinari and Karl Rove is that Vetinari rules in absentia of Ankh-Morpork's King, sitting on a chair below the empty Throne of the city. It would be hard to deny the genius of this masterful politican and king-maker, although his detractors have considered Karl Rovian a synonym for Machiavellian.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
AL, I wanted to issue a general thanks for your very literate and interesting posts, much appreciated, although I admit I had no idea what the hell you were talking about here until I clicked over - clever but facile analogy, carry on!