PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/09/18/the-wonk-who-wasnt-there/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 19:25:14 -0400The Wonk Who Wasn't There<![CDATA[Karl Rove makes mincemeat of Obama&#8217;s self-assessment that he&#8217;s some sort of policy wonk. I started to add this as an update to the previous &#8220;Betelgeuse!&#8221; post, but I think it&#8217;s worth breaking out separately:]]>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:32:10 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/09/18/the-wonk-who-wasnt-there-n254633