I see this as Rove and Libby taking a dive to protect their bosses Bush and Cheney the cabal leaders of this vendetta.
He says he will step down to fight charges, more like to stop the buck at him.
'Bush's brain' may step down
if charged with leaking agent's identity
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The White House was in a state of near siege yesterday as it emerged that Karl Rove, President George W Bush's key adviser, will
almost certainly step down if he is indicted in the
investigation into the leak of a
CIA agent's identity.
With all Washington holding its breath for the results of the investigation, a source close to Mr Rove told Time magazine that cutting his ties to the
White House would allow him to fight "any bull# charges".
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Karl Rove is known to critics as ‘Bush's brain‘
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An alternative scenario is that the two aides would go on unpaid leave if indicted. But this is seen as less likely as the White House would face an
outcry if Mr Bush did not formally sever his ties with his key strategist. Mr Rove's official title, White House deputy chief of staff, hides an
extraordinarily broad and influential role overseeing key political and policy decisions.
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or the equivalent
distraction, if you will, and i fully expect the diversions to start very very soon...ummm yes, an example would be the closings of the Maryland
bridges... 
