Plan B for Adults?

One day before Andrew von Eschenbach's nomination to head the Food and Drug Administration goes before a Senate committee, the FDA announces it has called on Plan B's manufacturer, Barr Laboratories, to meet within seven days to discuss steps for making the emergency contraceptive available over-the-counter for women over 18. Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray had threatened to hold up von Eschenbach's nomination unless he resolved the Plan B matter, which the Bush administration has held up for years to please the religious right.

So who is responsible for this latest move: Karl Rove or von Eschenbach? I doubt we'll ever see the memo.