Presidential adviser Karl Rove announced this morning that he will resign effective Aug. 31. It took little time for Democrats to dip back into their Nixon-era store of rhetoric.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, the committee's chairman, issued a statement following Rove's announcement saying Rove has "acted as if he was above the law."

Leahy added, "There is a cloud over this White House, and a gathering storm. A similar cloud envelops Mr. Rove, even as he leaves the White House."

So, Leahy is saying that he acts like an elected official.

Never has a presidential aide been so demonized by so many over so little.