[Political Junkie Too]

Still, hours after Novak went public with a clarification of Mrs. Wilson's status, she was described as a "undercover agent" by former White House chief of staff David Gergen in an interview with Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren, and as a "covert agent" by MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

The way the media will back down from this is to start referring to her as a person who "some have called an undercover or covert agent."

-PJ

[aristeides]

"According to a confidential source at the CIA, Mrs. Wilson was an analyst, not a spy, not a covert operative, and not in charge of undercover operatives," Novak told his audience on CNN's "Crossfire."

If Novak's CIA source spoke in the present tense, and Plame is a former covert operative, then the source could have been speaking the truth, and blowing Plame's cover could still have been a crime.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Novak: Wilson's Wife Not a Covert CIA Agent

you wouldnt know it by watching brokaw, jennings and rather you would think they all just found out they won the powerball jackpot with the gleam in their eyes.