Yo, Blair Yo, Blair "Yo, Blair, what are you doing?" was an informal greeting reportedly made by United States President George W. Bush to British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations (G8) in St Petersburg, Russia, on 17 July 2006. The quote gained wide popularity across the media. Although the greeting was popularized as "Yo, Blair", American media outlets such as "The New York Times" and "The Washington Post" transcribed it as "Yeah, Blair", while several British journalists, including Simon Hoggart and John Rentoul, have characterised the "Yo, Blair" transcript as a "myth": In
Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration Karl Rove's career in U.S. President George W. Bush's administration began shortly after the first inauguration of George W. Bush in January 2001. Karl Rove was appointed Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President. Rove was reassigned from his policy development role to one focusing on strategic and tactical planning in April 2006. In 2002 and 2003 Rove chaired meetings of the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), an internal White House working group established in August 2002, eight months prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. WHIG was charged with developing a