In case you haven't heard, a group of 26 former diplomats and military leaders have joined together to form Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change and will be issuing a statement that calls for voting Bush out of office.

Some of the more interesting facets of this story include:

* Many of those in the group were appointed by Reagan and Bush Sr., so it will be very difficult for Republicans to simply brush this off as a partisan attack.

* It's very rare for former high-level diplomats and military leaders to come out publicly and criticize a sitting president, particularly during an election year. Speaks volumes.

* One member points out that several on the list have never spoken out about anything political, preferring instead to keep a low profile -- again, very telling.

Who will be next to speak out? Barbara Bush? George H.?