Rove under investigation

By Michael J.W. Stickings

The "obscure" Office of Special Counsel is set -- as the L.A. Times is reporting -- to launch "a broad investigation into key elements of the White House political operations that for more than six years have been headed by chief strategist Karl Rove".

"The new investigation, which will examine the firing of at least one U.S. attorney, missing White House e-mails, and White House efforts to keep presidential appointees attuned to Republican political priorities, could create a substantial new problem for the Bush White House." (Note: could. See below.)

Well, it's about time. Steve Benen explains.

Unfortunately, and predictably, the head of the OSC is yet another Bush hack, so the whole thing could be nothing more than a pre-emptive whitewash -- or, as David Corn puts it (via Sullivan), "a basement flooded with backed-up sewage -- with the water rising".

A lovely image, but that's the Bush Administration for you.