with Karl Rove out of the White House, does this mean the Vice President's Office dominates access to the President totally? With less weighing of domestic political consequences when making political decisions?
If Cheney is not now the major political influence on Bush, then who is?
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The person who nominally controls access to the President is still Joshua Bolten. In reality, his job involves letting the VP do whatever the hell he wants.
As to who replaces Rove, I'm guessing that Joe Hagin will probably move up a chair. Like Rove, he'll almost certainly assist Bolten in the important task of letting the VP do whatever the hell he wants.