[Patriot from Philly]

I read the theory about Powell this weekend, but he's always been on my short list. I'll try to find a link but linking is not exactly my strong suit.

Also, I recall Novak indicated that the person who talked to him wasn't a partisan. Rove is certainly a partisan. At first, I thought it was a minor official in the Vice President's office.

Now I think they won't get anyone for the leak but may try for a perjury indictment.

The behavior of the left was strange in this though. If it was Rove why didn't they just wait for it to come out. They made a big case of it this weekend and then challenged him to deny he was he leaker...which would be an incredibly bad move on his part.

Interesting.

[summer]

then challenged him to deny he was he leaker

I read somewhere Rove DID deny it, this past weekend, when reporters hounded him as he was getting in or out of a car somewhere, and were shouting the question at him ("Are you the leaker?") -- and he said NO.

[Laverne]

I don't have a clue who the leaker is, but I'm sure looking forward to Novak's tell all when its said and done. Perhaps the leaker is that Ford guy who attacked Bolton, calling him the kiss-up/kick-down character. And...perhaps this is why Dodd and Biden are so interested in getting the electronic intercepts from State. There is more to this story, and I'm eager to learn about it. I see some fun days coming up.

[cyncooper]

I feel confident saying it most definitely was not Powell.

A Cabinet member, btw, is by definition partisan. But that's not the only reason of the many I eliminate him from the list of possibilities.

I really don't think he knew about the trip as I pointed out earlier and he certainly wouldn't know about Plame's role in recommending her arrogant husband.

[cyncooper]

At first, I thought it was a minor official in the Vice President's office.

VP's office would have no way of knowing about Plame's role, either.