[DJtex]

If Novak had any, he'd come out with a complete data dump on the Plame/dilettante/spook/tea party story

Totally wrong! Confidentiality of sources is very frustrating, but both of these "leaks" benefited Conservatives, and it's the 'Rats--who've splashed so many anonymous leaks themselves--who are demanding the sources.

Question: How likely is it that Memo-gate would have come to light if the source of the leak thought it likely that he/she would be exposed?

[norton]

Answer:

There was no leak, the relationship, and probably the ambitions, of the parties was known well in advance within the circle that matters to the intel community.

Novak only published accepted fact....and the convenience benefited the dems because the prole (us, or the left leaning members of "us") will remember only the big chunks and forget the detail and inconvenient facts.