[Question Liberal Authority]

I've only had a few problems discussing this with people who are not political junkies:

1) Explaining who Karl Rove is.
2) Explaining who Joe Wilson is.
3) Explaining who Valerie Plaime is.
4) Explaining who Robert Novak is.
5) Explaining who Judith Miller is.
6) Explaining why, even assuming any of the allegations are true, anyone without a political agenda should give a rat's rump about it.

Other than that, this story has great legs. Especially if one compares it to the much less interesting Jeff Gannon "scandal".

[Steve_Seattle]

"Explaining why, even assuming any of the allegations are true, anyone without a political agenda should give a rat's rump about it."

From Day 1, this has been a media creation and a media fixation. So far, the evidence points to this being an inadvertent, second-hand leak, put out to correct some misinformation that was circulating in the press. The same press that deliberately fanned the flames of the Abu Ghraib situation, in total disregard of the immediate and tangible effects on the security of our soldiers in the field and on Iraqi civilians, is now trying to use this faux breach of national security as an excuse to destroy Rove. Utterly shameless.

[saleman]

Until the 'Rats started demonizing Rove maybe a couple of years ago I had never heard of him. I hear hes been with Bush a long time but geez, he's just an adviser isn't he?
What the hell is the big deal? Or am I missing something here?

[rushmom]

Don't forget Cooper.