Obviously, there’s a lot more to know, but this sounds to me as not very good news for the White House. If Rove hadn’t been indicted and Fitzgerald essentially cleared him, the White House would have been in great shape. Rove’s an obvious huge asset. So, of course, if Rove had been indicted that would have been bad news for the White House but it might have had the positive benefit of ripping the band-aid right off. Rove would have been replaced, the White House could get a fresh start, etc etc. This situation (if it is the situation) brings no closure of any kind. The media is obviously going to take a glass-is-half-full perspective on this and keep up Rove-indictment-watch. That means Rove remains distracted, no fresh start. Or at least that’s the way it seems in terms of very instant analysis.