A lot of the other blogs are throwing "Fitzmas" lines these days

As in "It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas." Fortunately, I'm better than that.

Update: On the other hand, this "Fitzmas" joke made me laugh:
Rudolph, the subpeona delivering reindeer.

Back to original post: However, I did want to point you to this latest update by the NY Times:

After a 22-month inquiry, the special counsel in the C.I.A. leak case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, is expected to announce this week whether he will seek indictments against White House officials, a decision that is likely to be a defining moment of President Bush's second term.

Personally, I think/hope that 30 years from now, when the histories are being written, the defining moment of Bush's entire presidency will be that "My Pet Goat" moment.

That's when he had a chance for greatness. And that's when he blew it.

"We know that the president wasn't truthful with us when he sent us to Iraq," the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, said on ABC's "This Week." "What got Rove and Libby in trouble was because they were attacking -- which the Republicans always do-- attacking somebody who criticized them and disagreed with them. They make the attacks personal. They go over the line."

The negative effects on Mr. Bush's presidency from indictments of his senior aides, said James A. Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University in Washington, would be as great as the positive effects of Mr. Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"This is the most important turning point for his administration in terms of turning down and losing support," Mr. Thurber said.

Looks like it's gonna be another interesting couple of weeks to watch Bush's polling numbers. I still think breaking the 30% ceiling is not out of the question.