this would not affect Rove: Plame was no longer a covert operative in 2003 when Rove spoke with the reporter. She'd been benched after the Ames mess, in '97 iirc, and her non-disclosure status would have expired in 2002.
If this is true, then it's obvious that nobody broke the current law either. So why has the prosecutor taken 2 years? Partisan witch hunt?
Also, the Dems and the media continually repeat the "Bush promised to fire the leaker" line, but I can't find anywhere where he said that. The only quote I've seen from Bush was: "If anybody broke the law, they will be dealt with". To me, that doesn't mean he would fire them or that he would even be the one dealing with them.
Does anybody know of a more specific quote where Bush promised to fire the leaker?