[CyberAnt]

And .. would the CIA be embarassed to reveal Wilson's wife was also a very close associate of Hillary Clinton.

I'm quite sure that info was known publically, since Valerie had held fundraisers for the Clintons, and putting Valerie's name out there would put a definite partisan value to whatever Wilson was saying.

The Wilsons have now hired an attorney. Why ..?? If they're innocent .. why would they need an attorney ..??

[livius]

The Wilsons have now hired an attorney. Why ..??

Sometimes people hire an attorney just for advice because they think they're going to be attacked. In this case, however, I'd say Joe is beginning to wonder about the wisdom of his unfounded charges.

I suspect that Bush plans to play hardball on this one. That is, going ahead with a thorough investigation, as Bush ordered, was probably the last thing Wilson wanted.

This is because Joe knows that the "leak" will lead either to him or to a sympathizer in the CIA or State. And then Bush will be able to get rid of that person. (And said person will probably go to jail, or get very close to it!)

[Reb Raider]

Oh CyberAnt, you know darn well Wilson said the lawyer is so they can see who all they can sue! Aren't you a believer?

The first few days this story was reported and Wilson was everywhere ad nauseum it was like watching a gigantic media orgasm. Even their faces were flushed as they breathlessly reported the "scandal". Every outrageous claim was reported as fact, obscuring the point of Novak's article--Plame helped set the trip up and suggested hubby to do it. Tenet never knew. Once he saw the information he chose not to pass it on to the President or Cheney because it was of little or no value.