It's official: George Tenet is resigning. Those following Washington politics closely have been wondering when this was going to happen--and whether he would go quietly or be fired outright. And let's face it: while the Bush administration has their share of culpability for the mis(dis?)information which took us to war in Iraq, Tenet's CIA holds its own share of blame for rubber-stamping bogus intel that anyone (and everyone) with Google and some free time can and did debunk.

Whether he was pressured into it or a willing dupe, Tenet shares responsibility for Iraq and the WMD embarassment. He also shares responsibility for 9/11, in the same way that everyone else who dropped the ball in the months leading up to it did.

Unfortunately, Bush is not framing this as a dismissal based on the quality of his work--as with Rumsfeld, he's inexplicably singing the praises of someone who deserves little:

As usual, no accountability for those who screwed up. What doesn't make sense now is why--the consistent theme for Team Bush has been loyalty. I don't see where there's any love lost between Bush and Tenet, or between their respective organizations. The only thing I can think of is that Bush (or Rove) feels that censuring Tenet would incur blowback on the administration by association.