Sing, Karl, Sing

Now that Time Inc. has turned over documents to federal court, presumably revealing who its reporter, Matt Cooper, identified as his source in the Valerie Plame/CIA case, speculation runs rampant on the name of that source, and what might happen to him or her. Tonight, on the syndicated McLaughlin Group political talk show, Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, claimed to know that name--and it is, according to him, top White House mastermind Karl Rove.

This raises some interesting possibilities.

Let's go to Digby's post and comments to examine a few.


Karl Rove couldn't have known on his own Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent. Somebody would have had to leak it to him, so the scandal might well spread to many, many others. I wonder if the rot from this case alone could implode the WH.

You'd think. But there's always this:

Oh, puhleeze. It's not like he lied about sex or anything...

These guys truly just don't think this is a very important crime. That's all. Not a crime like getting a hummer, that is. Don't expect to see Rove doing the perp walk. (I hope I'm wrong.)

There you have it, in a nutshell. Unlike the situation the last time a fascist ran the White House, the main$tream media is owned by the same groups that own the White House itself. Even if perjury or other charges result for Gannon's boyfriend, the squelch is turned up on your radios.

A very big tree is falling in the forest, and there will be every effort to keep any attempt at a revolution from being televised.

If you in fact do hear it, and tell anyone, Negroponte will have your name on his list for future reference.

Will this administration pardon itself for National Security reasons?

Dear Leader's clothes remain immaculate.