Craig on the way out as WH counsel?

(By Ed Morrissey, Hot Air) - After a series of missteps on military and legal policy, the White House may dump Gregory Craig as its official attorney, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources within the administration, Evan Perez reports that high-level confabs have begun on whether to toss Craig to the wolves as a means to distance Barack Obama from key fumbles on Guantanamo Bay and interrogation memos. In essence, Craig would serve as a scapegoat to allow Obama an opportunity for a restart on military issues:

Obama administration officials are holding discussions that could result in White House counsel Gregory Craig leaving his post, following a rocky tenure, people familiar with the matter said.

Mr. Craig, the top lawyer at the White House and a close aide to President Barack Obama, has helped lead the administration’s efforts on several national-security issues that once enjoyed popularity but have since become become political liabilities for Mr. Obama.

These include the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the release of Bush administration-era national-security documents, and efforts to find legal ways to indefinitely hold some detainees who can’t be put on trial.

The decision to close the Guantanamo facility became a political problem for Mr. Obama when concerns arose that some of the detainees would be released into the U.S. and the public soured on the move.