Bye-Bye, Karl

I meant to put this up last night, but for some reason, it seems to be taking me a bit longer to write some of these posts lately, and I ran out of time before I could get a second post up. But delaying this by about twenty-four hours has made the whole situation a bit more surreal.

So, while the Prez escapes down to Crawford for his annual August getaway, his brain, his architect, his master of evil, or whatever you want to call him, wanders off into the sunset. I know we're in the summer doldrums and all, but doesn't it seem like there should be a bit more something surrounding all this? It's being widely reported, of course, but it sure doesn't seem like the end of an era that it certainly is. There's obviously more going on here than any of us on the outside can see; it can't be a coincidence that he's leaving at the same time he's been ducking a congressional subpoena, and that's not his only legal concern. Marcy Wheeler provided a nice summary of possible reasons for Rove's bidding adieu to Washington, and spending more time with his family is way down at the bottom of the list. Although not all of the reasons involved potential jail time, Wheeler did identify three legal issues still hanging around Rove's neck: the fired US attorneys, the Abramoff affair, and a Special Counsel investigation into the insistent politicization of every governmental function. He doesn't get to walk away from such investigations, so whatever he's mixed up in can come back to haunt him regardless of whether he's in Washington or Texas.

Best of luck, Karl!