Other Crap

"Within the last week, Karl Rove told President Bush that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will immediately resign his White House job when the special counsel publicly announces the charges against him."

• My favorite part of the story? A spokesman in the White House press office said they would not comment on "wildly speculative rumors."
• Does that mean they will comment on mildly speculative rumors?
• Can there be rumors which are not speculative, or would those be "facts"? OED defines a rumor as "General talk, report, or hearsay, not based upon definite knowledge." They define speculative as, "Based upon conjecture in contrast to practical or positive knowledge." My conclusion is that all rumor is speculative.
• As for "wildly" speculative versus "mildly," I want to know who gets to determine the six degrees of speculation? I recommend Kevin Bacon.