More To The Rove Move Than Meets The Eye?

Could this also be one of the reasons for Rove giving up some miscellaneous duties?...

TruthOut: Grand Jury Hears Evidence Against Rove

Just as the news broke Wednesday about Scott McClellan resigning as White House press secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove shedding some of his policy duties, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald met with the grand jury hearing evidence in the CIA leak case and introduced additional evidence against Rove, attorneys and other US officials close to the investigation said.

The grand jury session in federal court in Washington, DC, sources close to the case said, was the first time this year that Fitzgerald told the jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against Rove in hopes of having the grand jury return a multi-count indictment against Rove...

Hmmmmm.

Nothing definitive yet, but one must wonder if the White House is preparing for the worst in preemptively giving up the policy line of work to someone else. Worst case scenario (indictment), someone's already doing it in case Rove has to fully step down. Best case scenario (no indictment), well now Rove's time is freed up to convince middle America that the Democrats are all gay-loving, abortion-performing, terrorist sympathizers.

If it's the former, I know Karl won't be a tattle tale like mean ol' Scooter!

And since Scott McClellan is leaving, let's revisit this classic moment from the October 10, 2003 briefing-

Q: Scott, earlier this week you told us that neither Karl Rove, Elliot Abrams nor Lewis Libby disclosed any classified information with regard to the leak. I wondered if you could tell us more specifically whether any of them told any reporter that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA?

MR. McCLELLAN: Those individuals -- I talked -- I spoke with those individuals, as I pointed out, and those individuals assured me they were not involved in this. And that's where it stands.

Q: So none of them told any reporter that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA?

MR. McCLELLAN: They assured me that they were not involved in this.

Ahhh, poor Scottie. Paid to tell lies that were not his. Enjoy your rest; you earned it.