Friday night, when the news teams had gone home and Americans were busy making plans for the weekend, the Pentagon quietly announced the departure of Secretary of the Army Thomas White. It now appears that White was kicked out by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who has had conflict with him for a while now.

More interesting is the fact that White was appointed in the first place, since he is one of the persons suspected of exploiting California's energy crisis on behalf of Enron Corp. How many oil executives can be involved with this White House? Quite a few, it turns out, and White hasn't exactly been forthcoming.

Which brings us to a reminder: Kenneth Lay has still not been indicted.