To me, it looks like you agree with me on more than you disagree. I never said that the SP was abusive, or tried to defend the reporters' actions.
The only thing we disagree on, as far as I can see, is the question of whether Plame was truly "covert." You say no, I say yes. And the only reason I say yes is that we would not have gotten this far if she hadn't been.
Fair enough.