"Did you sign up last December just to tell us that exposing VP was a serious breach of security?"
No, I sign up last December because after a long debelitating illness from which my husband died that summer, I finally had the will and strength to get my first computer and reach out to the world. Also because my son was leaving for Iraq or Afghanistan in a few weeks, and I discovered FR would be a supportive location.
We are supportive, and sympathize with you on your family situation. Thank you for your son's service. Now, with respect to Valerie Plame, I think she and her husband were the ones responsible for blowing her cover, and the CIA used her in an effort to attack an administration with which they disagree. It was a setup all along--"if they go after Joe, we're going to refer it to Justice." Too bad Ashcroft's minion fell for it, and referred it to that toad, Fitzgerald.