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The media will run with this story and you'll continue to see more disparaging coverage or sordid details revealed.

Of course, the questional judgment and obvious character issues (you'll be conditioned to accept as the reality), will be a great shock to the Obama administration, who placed great faith in this man to perform duties very critical to intelligence gathering and the national security of this nation. He had a steller record over many years and there was no indication of what personal issues the General might have brought with him to serve the admin (he's a Bush guy...so it's really Bush's fault).

This will provide great cover and insulate Obama. It won't matter now if in reality Obama and top cabinet members were sitting in the situation room watching all the events in Libya (and sitting on their hands). Petraeus, with all his character flaws, certainly let them and the nation down and there's no telling what other missions or critical plans have faltered with Patraeus at the helm (the admin. can't be held responsible for them either).

By the way, his resignation should not absolve him of testifying in regards to the September 11 attacks in Libya. There should be no conspiracy. He should still testify, period.

I haven't closely followed the General and his "accomplishments," but I have to wonder about the praise I see for him based on the length of time our U.S. troops have been engaged over in Afghanistan. Maybe some of the liberal leaning folks that proclaimed Afghanistan was where we needed to be (parroting what Obama campaigned on in 2008) can clarify, but I have a hard time understanding exactly what we are trying to accomplish there. If we think the years we've spent over there (costing thousands of lifes and $), has effected real change, I have a hard time believing it. It makes as much sense as me trying to plant some avocado trees in the wood floor of my den - thinking I could end up with free guacamole for the rest of my life (sorry, I'm out of guacamole).