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Yes, I believe it was me, at least to the extent that I had such a conversation. So I can only assume that you know what you're talking about when you say you were the one I had it with.

I definately think that Burkett is not well mentally. However... I think that may be overplayed in some ways. He seems to be more of a well connected Democrat operative than merely some lone nutcase taking on the world. We cannot lose sight of that.

There is a lot of contradictory information out there right now that we need to sort out and make sense of. We need to stay keenly aware that Burkett is a liar and somewhat detatched from reality, so we musn't take him at his word just because he may be advancing our case.

I think Burkett will lie mainly to save his own skin right now. There is a lot more to it than he is saying. I think, for example, he is lying about this recent revelation that Lockhart asked him for the documents. I can't tell if he's claiming he gave them to him or not, but either way, I think he is diverting attention away from a much more coordinated effort which goes back further. By saying that Lockhart was the one was asked (and by implying that he did not oblige) he is trying to remove his own culpability and cover up this collaberative relationship that goes back weeks if not months.

It seems that for right now his anger is directed mainly at CBS and Dan Rather. I'm not yet convinced that he is ready to sell out his Democrat cohorts. That, I think, will require his back being further up against the wall and a personal feeling of betrayal by Kerry's people. If they leave him out to dry and dismiss him as some nut, then he might decide to take a few down with him. Since he is so single-mindedly obsessed with destroying the President, he may even take his lumps up until the election. After that, I expect to see him start singing. For that to happen before the election, it will take some extrodinary heat.