Quote of the week

“To be frank, I have learned a great deal about my business and personal affairs after the outbreak of war.”

– George Aratani, in a letter to his attorney Leo McMahon, October 18, 1944. From “An American Son: The Story of George Aratani, Founder of Mikasa and Kenwood”

Bush loses his brain

From The New York Times:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 — Karl Rove, the political adviser who masterminded President George W. Bush’s two winning presidential campaigns and secured his own place in history as a political strategist with extraordinary influence within the White House, announced on Monday that he would resign at the end of the month.

Mr. Rove announced his departure in an interview published on Monday morning in The Wall Street Journal that served as a spirited defense of the Bush presidency, despite its current woes.