Pity poor Karl. He's been insulted.

Oh good... a Rove saga.

After this happened, Karl Rove, whose ego is just too big to keep his mouth shut, has responded to Laurie David and Sheryl Crow by suggesting they insulted him.

In their Web posting, Ms. Crow and Ms. David described Mr. Rove as responding with “anger flaring,” and as having “exploded with even more venom” as the argument continued.

“She came over to insult me,” Mr. Rove said Saturday night, “and she succeeded.”

Mr. Rove did not respond to a request for comment on the women’s Internet posting on Sunday.

Imagine someone insulting Karl Rove. And the reason he didn't comment on Sunday? He needs time to run it through the spin merchants.

Impolitical nails Rove perfectly with the label "destroyer of reputations-in-chief". Some other labels which might apply... liar, treacherous scum and psychopath come immediately to mind.