The epic 2012 presidential contest between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney represents the stunning comeback of GOP boss Karl Rove, the brilliant political operator whose scorched-earth partisanship infamously earned him the moniker "Bush's Brain" and provoked some observe[...]

Rove tells of his troubled family life growing up, his first high school election, and how he became involved in the Republican party - but he also passionately defines 'compassionate conservatism', defends himself against accusations levied by his opponents and corrects many myths about him that ha[...]