[Patriot from Philly]

The question is: what are they up to. Are they trying to cause a mini-scandal on the verge of the SCOTUS fight, do they really know something, are they trying to protect someone and deflect attention to the hated Rove, or are they clueless and just doing the same old thing.

And why would Rove get involved in a debate when there is an ongoing investigation.

This is kinda weird.

[summer]

I don't know, but maybe you're right about something perhaps being up.

And just to show you how clueless I can be, here is what I actually thought might happen today: I thought Lawrence O'Donnell would write a public apology to Karl Rove, and admit there had been a mistake, and such an apology would show O'Donnell was not trying to smear Rove.

But now I really think there IS a smear going on, in light of the fact any reporter was free to testify the leak was Rove if it was Rove, because of the waiver Rove signed for reporters.

So, again, what planet O'Donnell is living on right now, I do not know. And, I am now wondering if O'Donnell just got himself into a heap of trouble here, with all these news organizations now carrying his continued accusations against Rove.

[cyncooper]

It's really not weird if you understand the dem way of thinking.

The timing of regurgitating this story (it's an old one) is due to the turning over of the notes and the fact that Rove's name will be in them (we knew that, but not as "the source" in question).

The dem trick is to take a story and make talking points. Get mileage for as long as you can. When the baseless charge (as it inevitably is when it's the dems vs. Bush) gets beaten back with truth, they merely bide their time and when an opportune moment arrives, they run it out again.

They'e done it on several issues. Two others that instantly spring to mind are GWB's TANG service and Abu Ghraib.

[Wolfstar]

Are they trying to cause a mini-scandal on the verge of the SCOTUS fight, do they really know something, are they trying to protect someone and deflect attention to the hated Rove, or are they clueless...

It seems to me all of the above qualifies as the same old thing from the Dims and their fellow leftists. :-)