I'm happier than a pig in mud over all of this. The exact same sort of BS tap dancing that went on in the Clinton administration will now proceed in the Bush II administration. Bush I once said that anyone who revealed the identity of an operative was guilty of treason. Thanks a lot, Dad!
The reason Rove gave up the operative was because her husband had reported that there was no evidence that Saddam had ever tried to buy uranium (which we now know to be pretty much true, as the accusation was based on fake documents - looks like CBS and Admin Bush II are tied 1-1 in this department, huh?). In other words, Rove ratted her out to punish people for saying that his boss was either a liar or a moron.
I can't wait to find out how they're going to spin this so that it was okay for him to do it. I think it is pretty much going to come down to someone having to say, "We *are* the government, and what we say is okay *is* okay...okay?"
