[Miss Marple]

Cautor, where did you get the information on the prior purchase price of the house ($44,000)? That would not be unusual if the property had been owned by someone for 30 years before the Wilsons bought it. I tend to think that is so, because the area they live in is a very expensive neighborhood.

On the other hand, I still want to know how they had enough money to buy that house (as well as the other expensive components of their lifestyle) right after Wilson retired. His company was just getting started, Plame was still on the government payroll, and he had no other source of income other than his pension.

[Cautor]

"where did you get the information on the prior purchase price of the house ($44,000)?"

See http://eyeball-series.org/plame-eyeball.htm

[Steve_Seattle]

"On the other hand, I still want to know how they had enough money to buy that house (as well as the other expensive components of their lifestyle) right after Wilson retired. His company was just getting started, Plame was still on the government payroll, and he had no other source of income other than his pension."

Belated comment: I've wondered about that, too. Of course, the MSM - normally also very interested in such questions - has shown a remarkable lack of interest (1) in Wilson's finances and (2) in the political affiliations and connections of Wilson, Plame, and Matt Cooper.