Karl Rove:
With all due respect again to Governor Kaine, hes been a governor
for three years, hes been able but undistinguished. I dont think
people could really name a big, important thing that hes done. He was
mayor of the 105th largest city in America. And again, with all due
respect to Richmond, ***ia, its smaller than Chula Vista,
California; Aurora, Colorado; Mesa or Gilbert, Arizona; north Las
Vegas or Henderson, Nevada. Its not a big town. So if he were to pick
Governor Kaine, it would be an intensely political choice where he
said, `You know what? Im really not, first and foremost, concerned
with, is this person capable of being president of the United States?