Newsweek hires Karl Rove as contributing writer  Departed Bush Administration strategist Karl Rove has signed on with Newsweek to provide a counter to Daily Kos' Markos Moulitasas in political commentary.
Says Newsweek Editor John Meacham to USA Today, on Rove's hiring, announced today: "We want to give readers a feel for what it's like to be on the inside."
Continues Meacham, "Our readers are sophisticated enough to know that what they get from Karl has to be judged in the context of who Karl is... Readers will have to decide if he's simply an apologist."
To The Politico, Meacham calls Rove "the most influential political operative of the last decade."
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"One of the reasons that I'm excited about this is because voices like mine and people I represent — our voices have not been portrayed in the traditional media at all," [Markos] Moulitsas added.
Of course, Moulitsas admitted he might have to adjust his style for a more general — and certainly less partisan—audience.
"I can't assume that people know what I’m talking about," he said. But Moulitsas added that he's been published in mainstream publications before, and "can write AP style" when called upon.
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