Will Rove Resign?

As pressure mounts for the firing of Karl Rove, we can only wait and see what Bush's solution to the dilema will be. Bush so far has refused to discuss the allegations of Rove's involvement in the leak, and publically the White House says it has full confidence in Rove. But, if Bush is to be a man of his word, and if more and more evidence mounts that Rove was the leak, or even involved in the leak, Bush really won't have much choice but to ask Rove to leave. And perhaps Rove, if he has any loyalty to Bush at all, will simply resign to stop all the speculation and further investigation. Even if Rove did not name Valerie Plame by name, Rove still discussed Plame's job at the CIA, which is not really appropriate for a deputy chief of staff to do. Even though Bush will never be re-elected to the White House, other political buddies of Bush do need to seek re-election. They will be concerned about what impact Bush's decision and actions related to this matter will have on them, and the pressure they put on Bush to act will be key to the outcome.