Rove Out

In the biggest news of the day, White House evil genius in residence Karl Rove has announced that he'll be resigning his post as Deputy Chief of Staff at the end of August. I'll be posting more on this as the day progresses, but for the time being I think it's safe to say that he chose to leave and wasn't pushed out - this is the Bush White House, after all, where loyalty between the chief and the tribe is the foremost virtue. He says he won't get involved in any presidential campaign, so it remains to be seen what he'll do with his retirement (no doubt write a book).

Oh and in the linked article (and also in a worthwhile interview with WSJ's Paul Gigot), Rove foresees a brighter future for the Republicans, with them holding the White House, the President's approval rating rising, and the situation in Iraq improving.