Compare and contrast …
“There is no precedent in any modern White House for what is going on in this one: a complete lack of a policy apparatus,” DiIulio tells Esquire. “What you’ve got is everythingâand I mean everythingâbeing run by the political arm. It’s the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis”
— Esquire,
January 2003
The [decision over which side to take on the Michigan affirmative action case] is ultimately likely to be resolved by Bush’s chief political strategist, Karl Rove, who is the architect of Bush’s effort to broaden the GOP appeal to minorities.
— Washington Post,
December 18th, 2002
Looks like DiIulio had no idea what he was talking about …