Red Rover Red Rover

Rove leaving, after helping orchestrate the largest election loss for Republicans since 1992. Karl is heading home to spend time eating Christian babies. Wall Street Journal

Question is: Why?

Inside the White House he is much, much more powerful. Karl Rove Deputy White House Chief of Staff is probably the 2 or 3rd most powerful man in America. As ex-deputy he aint got no juice. Why not just ride out the term sitting in the White House?

Why?