By outing her, it set her free.
Back when this silly story started I used the old cliche' "follow the money", Who benefitted the most from all this?
Now that Ms Plame has been "outted" she is free to write a book, etc and profit from this entire episode. Which as a CIA under normal circumstances she wouldn't have been
I still say "follow the money" The only slime in this entire alledged scandal is Joe Wilson and his bride Valerie Plame