Various pundits now out and hypothesizing on the reason for Goss' sudden departure -- without warning, without a stated reason, without a timeline, without a successor.

Was he upset for not being tapped to be Director of National Intelligence? Couldn't take the pressure?

CNN: "There's something. It's an indication fo something to come, Porter Goss wants to get out of the way."

Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA) gets first mention of possible link to Cunningham scandal, 2:18 PM Eastern on CNN.

We have the same suspicions, based on our earlier reporting. For more background, read our coverage here and here.