Originally Posted by Botnst

The law concerning revealing a clandestine CIA officer appears to be... that the officer is clandestine and that it is illegal to reveal it.....

...The prosecutor is no longer concerned about the crime itself--essentially reading the law and agreeing with Rove that Plame was not then protected by the clandestine designation. BUT! Some folks appear to have lied before the Grand Jury. That is a federal offense, people. So he (the prosecutor) is obliged to determine if anybody violated that law.

In the political arena, Democrats smell blood in the water and that blood is Karl Roves. What they do not realize or haven't yet realized is that Rove broke no laws. Or perhaps they don't care about law and are wrapped-up in perceptions of honesty--which is itself, a dishonest game.

What this whole sordid story tells me is this:
1) It was a stupidly written law;
2) taken advantage of by a very smart, amoral man;
3) both 'sides' are revealed as being contemptible.

Vote Libertarian.

Bot