The cover story on the Washington Post regards White House aides wondering if Rove should remain. I mean the story pretty much speaks for itself, but I wouldn’t except to see a Rove departure, at least not until December when the year ends, and Bush can clean house, which he like other Presidents when faced with second term difficulties have done.

“Karl does not have any real enemies in the White House, but there are a lot of people in the White House wondering how they can put this behind them if the cloud remains over Karl,” said a GOP strategist who has discussed the issue with top White House officials. “You can not have that [fresh] start as long as Karl is there.”

More importantly, if Rove is still indicted while he is working in the White House it will only provide more trouble for Bush already at new lows in approval ratings. With Senator Lott also questioning the role Rove plays, calls by Senator Reid for Rove to resign are not only appropriate, but appear to be mainstream.