Karl Rove, committed Republican, is true to his school in his latest Wall Street Journal column. In it , he walks through ways in which the presidential campaign could turn John McCain's way in its final days.

But Karl Rove, political craftsman, ends the piece with provocative and dispassionate words about the latest fascinating development in this continually fascinating political season -- the huge response to early-voting opportunities in several states.

Rove notes that in most