[Peach]

I don't think anyone here has suggested we don't investigate this matter. And if someone is caught, no matter what their party affiliation or motivation, they should be arrested and hopefully convicted.

What I don't understand is the naive assumption that the press and Novak are telling the truth or the assumption that it's someone in the administration. An entirely likely scenario is a Democrat-holdover in the White House calling newspapers in an effort to create a scandal and further lower Bush's ratings.

Given that Clark himself, in his autobiography, seemingly discusses his wife's career, this was what is called an "open secret". My guess is that Rove and his group are waaaay too smart to pull such an underhanded stunt as he would fully understand the risks involved.

Considering that British intelligence stands by their operatives who say that Iraq did try to purchase yellow cake, I don't see what the upside would be for Rove to risk a federal prison sentence by leaking info on Wilson's wife.

[PhiKapMom]

There is absolutely no way that Karl Rove leaked this information! Not to mention Robert Novak would not be his choice of people to leak to if he was going to leak.

Would bet when they find who leaked (if they ever do), it is going to be a Clintonite still buried in the Administration.

The top members of the Bush Administration do not say anything they don't want to be associated with -- they are not stupid and know full well the press would out them!