More on Tenet's Resignation

There's a lot of speculation about Tenet's resignation today, running really to both extremes (very personal to forced out as a scapegoat).

I just heard Andrea Mitchell giving a report on the NBC flagship station in New York and she assured everyone that Tenet wanted out two months ago, Bush persuaded him to stay, but Tenet came back last night and for purely personal reasons wanted to go.

That may be true. However, here's that little incestuous thing again so prevalent in the Bush Administration (although this one dates all the way back to Clinton and perhaps beyond). Andrea's married to a man who serves at the discretion of President Bush: Alan Greenspan. Andrea's relationship with NBC certainly extends well before her marriage but I still find myself uncomfortable when she reports on administration-related stories (which is often), because of her husband.

Just as she could be privvy to information because of that marriage, she could also be in a position where it makes for a happier, more harmonious household if she doesn't share certain information.

Is Andrea the only person in this position? Hell no! Howie Putz Kurtz is married to a GOP operative. Jonah Goldberg (Lucianne's spawn) is married to someone who works for this administration. The list goes on ad nauseum (with a heavy emphasis on the nauseum). And let's not forget that Maria Shriver, The Arnold's wife, really still works for NBC even though they say she doesn't. She's got some big high profile interviews coming up soon for them.