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July 20, 2005

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

Cutting through the muck of the GOP talking points to boil this down takes a big shovel and a pair of hipwaders. The bottom line, however:

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

All the excuses, namecalling, mudslinging, backbiting bullshit perpetuated against Wilson and Plame and even the prosecutor is a way to deflect from what really happened:

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

Bush's "wag the dog" naming of his SCOTUS nominee last night was a way to get Rove's name off of the front pages for a few days, maybe even until the Friday intel dump. Rather than taking his time and deliberating/interviewing this week as promised, Bush rushed the nomination to get people talking about something, ANYTHING but the fact that:

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

The GOP spin is good. I've read on some self identifying "moderate" blogs that the left is bad and awful and horrible to fingerwave at Rove. "The investigation is still underway". "We don't know what really happened because they're not done investigating". We do know one, indisputable, irrefutable fact:

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

Did Rove's actions damage national security? Via Josh Marshall (warning: PDF) A group of former intelligence officers knows they did, and sent a letter to the legislative leaders of both branches/parties telling them so.

Karl Rove leaked a CIA agent to the press for political gain.

Posted by Carla at July 20, 2005 09:19 AM