Nice summation. It would be interesting to see where Wilson's publicly stated desire to see Rove "frog-marched" out of the White House in handcuffs was made. I have always felt that was the desired result of this plan and if Wilson made that statement before Rove's role was made known.
From Slate at: http://slate.msn.com/id/2088471/
The question of whether to investigate who in the Bush administration blew Plame's cover surfaced Aug. 21 at a forum about intelligence failures on Iraq held by Rep. Jay Inslee, a fervently anti-war Democrat. Wilson, who was present, had this to say:
It's of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs. And trust me, when I use that name, I measure my words.
That is one month after Novak's column and there were no hints yet of who has talked to Novak.
I agree. Rove was the optimum target to get this big roadblock out of Hillary's path for a 2008 run. And which stupid jerk is willing to be VP under her? Wesley Clark or Don Sutherland?