[chrisser]

"Sounds like a troubled girl, acting on her own," said a Democratic strategist. "It's sad that there's such suspicion in Washington."

I'm somewhat surprised that the 'rats didn't somehow try to pin the blame on Rove.

[Soliton]

The whole story sounds fishy. Interns are hired by someone and referred by someone. The person who hired her would be known and would be a Republican. The person referring her could have been a Dim, but the person hiring them would know who referred her. Whitehouse internships are VERY difficult to get and involve heavy background screening too. I’ll check snopes.