Karl Rove Divorce: GOP Strategist Breaks With Wife Darby

Famed Republican strategist Karl Rove got divorced last week, Politico reports.

Spokeswoman Dana Perino said, "Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, were granted a divorce last week. The couple came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship. There will be no further comment and the family requests that its privacy be respected."

Karl married Darby Hickson in 1986. They have one son, Andrew. Rove's previous marriage to a Houston socialite ended after a year.

Actor Randy Quaid recently complained in a letter to a judge that Rove hit on his wife, Evi.

Rove's memoir, "Courage and Consequence," comes out in March 2010.

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Comments

[onedivasinger]

10:03 PM on 01/01/2010

Wonder how much he had to pay her not to write the book?

[Professorofdesire]

12:25 PM on 01/01/2010

I have come to favor the Mormon view that marriage should be between a man and a woman and a woman and a woman and a woman.........

[hippie4ever]

12:22 PM on 01/01/2010

Divorce in this case is utterly unacceptable:

''ROVE: Well, marriage is a very important part of our culture and our society. If we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal. And the ideal is that marriage ought to be and should be a union of a man and a woman. And we cannot allow activist judges to overturn that. We cannot allow activist local elected officials to thumb their nose at 5,000 years of human history and determine that marriage is something else.''
Transcript of remarks made by Karl Rove regarding gay marriage back in November 2004.

Karl can't divorce his spouse and thumb his own nose at "5,000 years of human history." Sorry, but civilization a la GOP demands sacrifice. To do less is an affront to a "hopeful and decent" society.
What? Another rethuglican who won't walk the walk?

Shocking.

[Whitley2009]

10:15 AM on 01/01/2010

When the bonds of Grand Olde Pfascism are just not enough to bind the hearts of Pfascists......

[meleager]

09:54 AM on 01/01/2010

Karl Rove of the roving eye fame will announce his next wedding soon.

[Calvin Watlington]

09:00 AM on 01/01/2010

"Courage and Consequence" that's laughable. He's without it any and he never suffered any.

[bluntobject]

01:09 PM on 12/31/2009

Good for her. Turns out, she couldn't stand him either..lol.

[ivyleager]

11:39 AM on 01/01/2010

Sure, but it took her 24 years to figure that out?

[jazzgrrrl25]

12:34 PM on 12/31/2009

don't be too quick to think there is no other woman...someone needs to suss out a small little town in texas...one that has teepees and yurts...word has it, he's not in the teepee alone.

[Professorofdesire]

10:50 AM on 12/31/2009

When California outlaws divorce in 2010, and the rest of the states follow, the sanctity of marriage will be restored and there will be no more of this sort of attack on the institution. Shame on you, Karl.

[LoveOverGold]

11:56 AM on 01/01/2010

Excellent! We should outlaw sinful gambling and golfing on Sundays too!

[shortandwide]

07:15 AM on 12/31/2009

FLASH!!! A NEWS BULLETIN!!!! Attention all conservitves!!! It is now to be known that without opposition or hesitation , (simply put we refuse to stop and think about what we are saying) the republican party will now demand that divorce shall be between a man and a woman

[dolphy]

02:04 AM on 12/31/2009

she came to her senses. couldn't be the ginko.

[ShinjiIkari]

02:00 AM on 12/31/2009

My wife and I were married in 86, the same year as the Roves. We know some folks married longer than we've been; others that didn't last. Don't know why the Roves split, and don't much care.

Rove has never been like Ensign or Sanford or Prejean, publicly fooling around and disrespecting the missus while preaching Family Values; at least, I don't think so. Then he'd be fair game. For now, give him a pass.

[From the Raft]

06:41 AM on 12/31/2009

As they say where there's smoke there is fire. He has some little secret that conflicts with his public image. Its something he would use against his enemies so he thinks they will use it against him. His reputation does not warrant a pass on this.

[jazzgrrrl25]

05:39 PM on 12/31/2009

yes, and it's burning in west texas as we speak.

[old lady]

08:35 AM on 12/31/2009

He just hides behind the scenes and puts the words in other mouths.

[JJenius]

01:43 AM on 12/31/2009

Prediction: Darby's going to write a book about a fictional heartless political monster and make millions. Then in 2012 Darby will be Palin's running mate and get you know who to run the campaign.

[cyndeewi]

11:46 PM on 12/30/2009

Mr holy rolly is getting a divorce! This is his second one.

[holyghostie]

10:58 PM on 12/30/2009

Karl another GOP failure at the sanctity of marriage.