Couldn't disagree more. Bush is skilled at playing hard ball politics...even as his detractors continue to underestimate him.
It's my guess that his silence sends a signal that he knows more than they do and that he is simply allowing the Dems and the press sufficient rope to hang themselves.
Rove has testified several times before the Grand Jury and has been told that he is not a subject of the investigation. Moreover, isn't it curious that while Rove released his reporter from any confidentiality requirement the other reporter, who now sits in jail, could not get such relief and has refused to reveal her source?
There's blood in the water and the press is circling, but it's not Rove's.
That's just it. They DON'T hang themselves. If Rove is cleared, they will just move on. There will be no political fallout. The media controls the medium. The media is not going to beat themselves up if they were wrong. If the Democrats can condemn Rove, why can't Bush defend him?
If you were accused of being a pedophile and were villified in the media for weeks, one little article clearing you will not get your reputation back. I doubt Rove even gets that.