Turmoil in Rove's office?

The elusive Shallow Larynx tosses me a bone on this relatively slow news week*:

The former Special Assistant to President Bush and deputy to presidential adviser Karl Rove has reportedly moved to the Department of Commerce, Philippine News learned from a source close to Ralston.

Asked for the reason for the transfer, the source quoted Ralston as saying, “Too much pressure (on the job).”

The media office of the Commerce department said t hey are not making any statement. A White House operator says Ralston remains in the White House roster. (. . .)

The Valerie Plame case has put Ralston in the spotlight only because of her position as Rove’s assistant. Rove’s role is believed to be critical to the investigation on the outing of the CIA agent, a criminal offense. Ralston had patched a call from a reporter to Rove prior to the media leak.

Make of it what you will, but it could be a sign that the shakeup over the Plame investigation has just begun.

*At this point, I don't think that Bush's talking point recitations on Iraq count as news anymore. Especially when he's back in the Potemkin Village mode of banning questions from journalists or the audience.