This is also part of the right-wing spin, “there was no secret, everyone knew she was an agent”

Which is pretty absurd, that means the CIA got upset and demanded an investigation just because they wanted to score political points? The CIA is now part of the vast left wing conspiracy? Fitzgerald, a republican prosecutor noted for being a no-nonsense guy spends 2 years and goes to the Supreme Court over reporters shielding sources for something that wasn’t a crime?

The existence of an investigation is not proof of a crime. The prosecutor is doing his job, and I, for one, am content to await his conclusions, and let the system of justice work accordingly. If a crime has been committed, then the appropriate punishment should be meted out. If a crime has not been committed, a lot of people will be eating a lot of crow for a long long time.

What does her allowing her photo to be published a year AFTER her cover had been blown have to do with anything? Sheesh, the pretzels you all need to twist in order to make excuses for Rove just continue…

Likewise the fact that someone in the white house had also leaked the info to May and Mitchell doesn’t change things, in fact it makes it look more like a calculated effort.

Also, if it was common knowledge that Wilson and Plame were married then Rove saying “his wife is a CIA operative” is no different from him saying “Valerie Plame is a CIA operative”, making his defense even flimsier.

When are all you right wingers going to wake up from your Bush supporting nightmare and recognize how much it has required you to toss any ability for logical thinking?

“The only way we on the left are going to be able to get the press to work on the stuff we want them to is by doing a similar job of making things ready for them to cover.”

While this might certainly help, there is plenty of material right now for them to cover.

But why should the press respond to it when our own representatives won’t?

Blood is in the water ( its a complete hemorrhage. in fact, Bushco is worthless and failing EVERYTHING.. ) and our Demo leadership is asleep instead of outraged…cautious instead confrontational.

What ? do you expect the Press to hunt down our prey for us? All while Liberman, Biden, Obama, Pelosi, ….and every other mother f*cker keeps their worthless f*cking mouths shut??

GOP leadership is corrupt…and ours is worthless…and the Press is just there for the paycheck.

Further, both Clifford May and Andrea Mitchell have admitted to knowing – before Novak published his article – that Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame were husband and wife, and that Plame worked for the CIA.

In fact, today’s New York Times reports, “There has been some dispute, moreover, about just how secret a secret agent Ms. Wilson was. ‘She had a desk job in Langley,’ said Ms. Toensing, who also signed the supporting brief in the appeals court, referring to the C.I.A.’s headquarters. ‘When you want someone in deep cover, they don’t go back and forth to Langley.’”

Or, I should note, have their photo published twice in Vanity Fair magazine.