One important thing that kept Rossi going three years ago was that despite being encouraged to run for governor by George W. Bush, he was never really that attached to Bush.
Now with the latest Bush scandal being connected directly to the 2004 gubernatorial election, can Rossi shake the McKay firing, or is he way to close? Shoephone (who has been doing one hell of a job covering this if anyone noticed) points out the connection between a Rossi adviser and the politics surrounding McKay. Rossi may not have been personally involved in getting McKay fired, but the situation is starting to surround him to the point that he at least has some explaining to do.
Dave at Homestead Blog points out well how the froth our Washington State Republicans got themselves into over Rossi may have come back to bite them.