Bush still got some 'splaining to do

George W. Bush is running out of time, but fast.

That mean old liberal Bush-hater Froomkin is explains why rather nicely.

The White House's longtime rationale for its stonewall on all matters even vaguely related to the CIA leak investigation -- that it can't comment on an ongoing legal proceeding -- was never a particularly plausible excuse, even though it has thus far proved oddly effective at keeping the press and the public at bay.

But now, with the president's personal conduct very much in question, it doesn't even come close to hacking it anymore.

***Is the president telling the truth? Is he a hypocrite? Under what circumstances did he take the country to war, and how far was he willing to go to cover them up? Can the president be trusted to distinguish what's truly in the national interest, as compared to what's simply in his political interest?

What's clearly needed now is full disclosure, on the record, starting at the very top.

I said it before and I'll say it again: every minute that Bush spends in his bunker, hoping this blows over, is another minute he spends watching his presidency sink into ignominy.

Frankly, I think the damage is irreversible, but you never know. He could still keep the family name from becoming synonymous with failure. But, in order to do that, he is going to have to come clean. And, I mean clean. The usual legalisms and catch phrases won't even come close to getting this job done.

Tick-tock, Mr. President. Tick-tock.