So the press knew that she was CIA and they knew the CIA sent him and they didn't think that was important to the story?
The only 'fact' important to the story was damage that they thought they could do to W last year. Now that he has won reelection, their template is
Bush = Nixon
Iraq = Vietnam
Yesterday, Russert advertised his guests for next week - Woodward and Bernstein on their new book about Mark Felt.
I sense the drumbeat is not without choreography ---
Nixon evil = Bush evil
They cannot believe that they have not been able to cripple W to date. They will not stop trying.
From what I understand, the press only knew she worked for the CIA.
I don't know if they knew anything else about her or him.
National Review knew who she was, but they never really said how much, just that they knew she worked in the CIA, but that it was common knowledge.