Reply #35: From the end of the Truthout article:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

I don't know how many people on DU have read the entire article, as opposed to the excepts being posted here. Here are the last two paragraphs, every bit as important as the headline itself:

Some White House staffers said it's the uncertainty of Rove's status in the leak case that has made it difficult for the administration's domestic policy agenda and that the announcement of an indictment and Rove's subsequent resignation, while serious, would allow the administration to move forward on a wide range of issues.

"We need to start fresh and we can't do that with the uncertainty of Karl's case hanging over our heads," said one White House aide. "There's no doubt that it will be front page news if and when (an indictment) happens. But eventually it will become old news quickly. The key issue here is that the president or Mr. Bolten respond to the charges immediately, make a statement and then move on to other important policy issues and keep that as the main focus going forward."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051306W.shtml