I agree that those are puzzling questions. There are a few more:
Why is there a special prosecutor at all if, as seems to be the consensus here, there was nothing to "out" about Plame (and hence no possibility of a crime);
Why is one jounalist in jail and another threatened with jail if the "outing" of Plame was so meaningless and utterly harmless;
Why did Rove deny that he had any involvement at all when he was asked by McClellan;
Why didn't Rove correct McClellan when McClellan publically announced that Rove had no involvement at all (thus putting the White House in its present hot seat trying to explain the contradiction between then and now);
What did Rove tell the grand jury;
Does it matter that the offical position of the White House was that it would fire anybody involved, and that the position seems to have softened considerably since the discovery that Rove was involved (even tangentially);
Why was McClellan so defensive during the press conference yesterday, and who told him to dodge all questions with the excuse that he couldn't talk during an ongoing investigation (when he was clearly free to talk previously about the case); and
If it's all so harmless and meaningless, why is McLellan under instructions not to talk until the ongoing investigation is completed?
1 The SP is likely looking for a mole in the administration which is working against Bush. This is why the reporters are being jailed since Rove gave permission to all he spoke with to talk.
2 This has gone beyond any non-revelations about an ex-agents and is almost certainly the result the reporter trying to protect an anti-bush mole.
3 Because Rove had no involvement. He didn't even know the woman's name thus could not have disclosed it.
4 There is no contradiction between then and now.
5 That is a secret but the SP has said Rove is not a target.
6 It is a LIE that Bush said he would "fire" someone. Don't keep swallowing the RATmedia bilge. It has changed what was ACTUALLY said to what it WANTED to be said.
7 McClelland is ALWAYS defensive when the wolf pack is attacking. And he is a lousy spokesman.
8 You would have to ask the SP that since Mc is following his instructions.
You have a lot of questions but none too interesting.
The subpoenas are for information on what was said about Plame, Wilson, the trip to Niger and what was said about Iraq trying to obtain uranium. Perhaps leaks about the yellowcake matter itself are a focus.
Why did Rove deny that he had any involvement at all when he was asked by McClellan;
He didn't (of course). It has long been stated that Rove spoke with reporters about it but did not out a covert agent.
Why didn't Rove correct McClellan when McClellan publically announced that Rove had no involvement at all (thus putting the White House in its present hot seat trying to explain the contradiction between then and now);
There was no correction needed. As noted above, Rove and McClellan's statements comport perfectly with the known facts.
What did Rove tell the grand jury;
I'm sure he told the truth.
Does it matter that the offical position of the White House was that it would fire anybody involved, and that the position seems to have softened considerably since the discovery that Rove was involved (even tangentially);
The position of the WH was they would fire anyone leaking classified information. They certainly never vowed to fire someone for providing facts to reporters. Rove did what he should have done. Your continued assertion that Rove's role is a recent "discovery" is false.
Why was McClellan so defensive during the press conference yesterday, and who told him to dodge all questions with the excuse that he couldn't talk during an ongoing investigation (when he was clearly free to talk previously about the case);
He wasn't defensive and the SP has asked him not to comment
If it's all so harmless and meaningless, why is McLellan under instructions not to talk until the ongoing investigation is completed?
Everyone appearing before the grand jury has been instructed not to talk.