Karl: Perjury? Obstruction? Both?

Oh, boy. It's been a bad news week for the Bush adminstration, and next week should prove to be even worse (and the t-shirts have already arrived). On top of all the NSA troubles, there also might be some upcoming action on the Rove indictment:

Rove is said to have told Bolten that he will be charged with perjury regarding when he was asked how and when he discovered that covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson worked for the agency, and whether he discussed her job with reporters.

Rove testified that he first found out about Plame Wilson from reading a newspaper report in July 2003 and only after the story was published did he share damaging information about her CIA status with other reporters.

However, evidence has surfaced during the course of the two-year-old investigation that shows Rove spoke with at least two reporters about Plame Wilson prior to the publication of the column.

The explanation Rove provided to the grand jury - that he was dealing with more urgent White House matters and therefore forgot - has not convinced Fitzgerald that Rove has been entirely truthful in his testimony.

Sources close to the case said there is a strong chance Rove will also face an additional charge of obstruction of justice, adding that Fitzgerald has been working meticulously over the past few months to build an obstruction case against Rove because it "carries more weight" in a jury trial and is considered a more serious crime.

And check this out: Americans were asked, Who was more honest as president, Clinton or Bush?

Their responses?
Clinton: 46%
Bush: 41%

Plus, poll respondents indicate that they think Bush is a divider, not a uniter. And Bush does not score as well as Clinton on taxes and national security. Heh -- the great Christian isn't as honest as the Bubba who lied about a blowjob.