[zygoat]

Didn't Leahy(sp) expose undercover agents and/or informants in a similar case while "serving" on the intelligence committee? Resulting in death or injury to some of those involved? If this is such a big deal, why is he still in office?

[AntiGuv]

Valerie Plame was obviously an undercover operative - not a mere technical analyst. If that's not obvious from the opening of the Justice Department investigation (which would not exist if no potential crime had been perpetrated), then it's directly acknowledged in the following Sept 30 memo from White House counsel Alberto Gonzales:

We were informed last evening by the Department of Justice that it has opened an investigation into possible unauthorized disclosures concerning the identity of an undercover CIA employee.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Interesting point to me: Didn't Pres. Bush say yesterday that there were leaks and he wanted an investigation into leaks arising inside and OUTSIDE the Administration? This was a subtle point that is not being highlighted.

[Arrowhead1952]

"Nobody in the Bush administration called me to leak this. In July, I was interviewing a senior administration official on Ambassador Wilson's report when he told me the trip was inspired by his wife, a CIA employee working on weapons of mass destruction," Novak explained. "Another senior official told me the same thing."

Something is very strange about this statement.

There are two people who normally have been very critical of the Bush administration, yet remain totally quiet about this issue. Why haven't El Schneakmiester and Hitlery said one thing about the leak?

HMMMMMMMMMMMM!! Makes one wonder!

[Daveinyork]

I have a perfect candidate for an independent counsel to investigate this case - Kenneth Starr.

[Victor]

"...He also refused to answer any questions about the probe because it is "an ongoing criminal investigation."

Gotta love it....Jake Reno's standard answer...right up the stupid Dems' arse.

[RJCogburn]

As Ashcroft has shown no interest at all in pursuing government corruption in other, more clear examples, it will be of no surprise if he does nothing here.

[cordeiro]

Two points:

Compare the Bush reaction to the DOJ investigation - mostly a 'bring it on' mentality. If there was a leak of classified information, find the perp and we'll hang him/her from the White House balcony.

Now how would Clinton handle the situation? Delay, delay, delay. Deny, deny, deny. Bold faced outright lies from the press room.

Enough said.

[Publius6961]

The performances by the vicious dumbocrat attack-yorkies is a real riot!

Outraged! Outraged!
Whatever happened to "saddened"?