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It seems to indicate a love-hate relationship between Bush and Rove. The term apparently is an old southern expression for weeds or flowers that grow out of a cowpie. Bush is telling Rove that even though he might have political acumen and expertise that has blossomed into success, he has still sprung from a turd and is a turd, unlike Bush who was to the manor born. According to Helen Thomas:
"Several years ago when (Rove) started getting accolades from political writers as the mastermind behind Bush, the president is known to have bristled."
"He once told a journalist that he did not like his aides getting 'star treatment.' So he started calling Rove 'Turd Blossom,' which refers to the so-called cowpie splat made by bovine waste when it hits the ground."
Bush doesn't seem to want to admit that his success is not of his own doing but that of Rove.
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