Excellent summary piece by the Washington Post. Read it all. Here's a glimpse:
A string of scandals involving some of the most powerful Republicans in Washington have converged to disrupt President Bush's agenda, distract aides and allies, and exacerbate political problems for an already weakened administration, according to party strategists and White House advisers.Weigh on an administration? Cry me a river. They've been a weight on our nation's reputation, they deserve all they get and a life sentence more.
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"The Rove thing has gotten to be enormously distracting," said one outside adviser to the White House. "Knowing the way the White House works, being under subpoena like this, your mind is not on your work, it's on that."
"It looks like a perfect storm," said Joseph E. diGenova, a Republican and former independent counsel, who noted that so many investigations can weigh on an administration.
Conviction on impeachment doesn't put the President in handcuffs does it?
