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Thanks to both. I posted before I read Kristof's piece in the thread. I'm not sure I consider either Kristof or the Times credible, but what he says does make some sense. The possibility CIA was creating a new 'legend' for Plame remains, but how Rove's "revelation" compromised it escapes me since her CIA affiliation and relationship to Wilson were broadly known.

It's clear that Lawrence O'Donnell fired the first shot in what is clearly an orchestrated full-bore media attack on Rove. Rove is the designated fall guy no matter what the facts of Fitzgerald's investigation reveal. The MSM's intention, as usual, is to muddy the facts of the case beyond clarification in the public mind. I'm sure push-polls to pressure the President to fire Rove are already underway.

All that's necessary to understand how this phony "crisis" came into being is to look at the players and their affiliations. The Grunwald-Cooper relationship is key, but viewing the entire mess reminds me of a den of entwined rattlesnakes.

re: The MSM's intention, as usual, is to muddy the facts of the case beyond clarification in the public mind. I'm sure push-polls to pressure the President to fire Rove are already underway. All that's necessary to understand how this phony "crisis" came into being is to look at the players and their affiliations. The Grunwald-Cooper relationship is key, but viewing the entire mess reminds me of a den of entwined rattlesnakes.)))

It's been somewhat disconcerting that the WH doesn't go ahead and straighten them out...but did you notice that McClellan gave another PC today? And that same blowhard from MSNBC did the same "j'accuse" routine? Now--wonder why the WH decided to put themselves through that twice.

I think the MSM is being set up for the coup de grace--because this is such a (boring, really) mess of entangled lies, it's going to take a blade to cut the gordian knot.

What beats me is that the MSM doesn't seem to know what's coming. They know that Plame was already "outed"--they know that there's no crime here...they know that we know. Are they so arrogant that they believe they can fool all the people, all the time?