Who takes over once Bush is removed will be and probably already is being decided. Cheney is out because of his health and because he is one of the staunchest proponents for the war. I think this leak investigation will effectively remove him from office one way or another. This pecking order allows Congress direct access to the White House at least for a brief period during which many changes will be implemented to get us out of this war.

What the pubs know is this: by 2008, the Iraq War had better be a thing of the past and it had better not be a horrible memory either. By ending the war quickly, they hope it won't have the time to grow into any more a horrible memory than it already will be. But Bush's course has to be stopped because it is a disaster waiting to get bigger. A draft is inevitable and the pubs know that they cannot allow it.