It's either the "reporter" lied, and fabricated the story, or the source is a Democrat, who was trying to spin the story that the leak was a Republican who outed Plame for revenge.
By revealing the source, the whole conspiracy of dirty Democrat politics and corrupt MSM would come crashing down.
Because talking isn't an option and jail is too high a price to pay
He can't talk the talk, OR walk the walk!
I frolic gayly in a pool of his bitter tears.