Today, Mier's nomination withdrawal. Tomorrow, the fall of a regime? Many in the blogosphere are pining for the release of the findings of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's two-year investigation into the Valerie Plame affair.
Chatter is high that Libby (Cheney's Chief of Staff) and Rove (President Bush's Senior Advisor) are likely to face indictments. Of course, everything at this point is speculation. However, Rove's *four* appearances before the grand jury and the Prosecutor's warning of potential indictment given to Rove before his final cameo appear ominous for Bush's brain.
Will tomorrow, as so many of us on the left hope, bring news of indictments of two senior Bush Administration officials? If so, we can be sure that Bush's last few years on Capitol Hill will be marked by extreme struggle to get just about anything done. Why, you ask? Let's review the facts:
1. His effort to reform Social Security tanked, exposing cracks in the Right's concensus
2. One Word: Katrina
3. 2,000 Dead Americans in Iraq
4. Speaker of the House Tom Delay's most unfortunately timed indictment
5. The radical Right-wing flexed their muscle and forced Bush's own Supreme Court nominee down the toilet*
All of these factors amount to a serious obstacle for the Bush Administration. Add to the pile the loss of Bush's right-hand-man (Rove), and the White House has a disaster on its hands. Further tainting the public's perception of the Administration is recent news that Cheney himself may have played a role in the exposure of Plame's identity.
In 24 hours, let the regime change begin!
* Many on the Right had not expected Bush to accept capitulation on the nomination, for fear that doing so would contribute to the perception of a weak administration (see DailyKos clippings)