Monday Open Thread: Karl Rove Edition

So this will be the big thing in the news, and all the talking heads will be offering their analysis. I’ll open the floor on this one.

What will this mean for the future of the Bush presidency? Will this turn him into a complete lame duck, or offer the chance to bring in someone else and give him a bit of a fresh face to continue his search for a legacy that won’t include the phrase “worst president of the 21st century”?

What will this mean for the Republican party?

And what’s in the future for Rove? I know the talking heads are discussing his plans to write a book, but is he really just leaving now to find a new horse to back in ’08?