"Anal rape is always an arresting metaphor. For all I know, Rove deploys it hourly for its salutary effect on subordinates, colleagues, and rivals. But on that particular day, he made sure that a well-connected journalist heard every word. Rove was going to f*** somebody, ruin them, f*** them like they’d never been f***ed. And he wanted every asshole in Washington to know about it," – Francis Wilkinson, American Prospect. (Hat tip: Rob.)