Here's a question: why is Novak still on CNN's payroll? He's been smelling like a skunk since this story broke two years ago. He knew exactly what he was doing when he named Plame in his column - compromising national security to grind his political ax.

Why would any news organization lend him credibility by employing him?

The end is near for Karl and all that's left is for dubyah to dump him on the curb like last nights trash.

My question to the right wing ideologues still goes without an answer. If dubyah was such an honorable man, why would he associate himself with a guy like Rove is the first place? I am left to assume that despite all the rhetoric, you actually like amoral behavior if it suites your politics.

Right wing ideologues better tune into your two favorite shill-boys Rush & Hannity for your talking points, it's going to get rough at the water cooler ;)

And, oh my gosh golly, Bush previously asserted that he'd fire anyone in his administration who was involved in this affair. Oopsies . . Think he'll follow through on that?

If Rove gets what he deserves I will break out my 30 year old single malt and watch the right wing spin this until it crashes with Karl being lead off in hand cuffs. I am hoping that the right wing’s love for mandatory sentencing guidelines take full measure and it is 2016 before slime boy Rove slithers to the light of day. Where is my smoking jacket, I think this may even call for a nice cigar to celebrate.

I don't like speculation in the news. Be patient and the information will come out.

What deal did Novak work with whom to avoid prosecution?

Could it be they are misundereducated?

BTW where are those pesky weapons of mass destruction?

Cheers to the must corrupt administration in U.S. history.

O'Donnell claims it was Rove ...No, not Rosie O'Donnell, some guy named Lawrence, who apparently thinks he's psychic. WizBang (also...

Well said McGehee

I guess we all knew it was Rove all along. I mean he is the man with the plan, right? He is not going to go down for a little thing like this. The only thing that surprises me is that the trail leads back to him so obviously. Must be a smokescreen, part of the plan all along: Lead them and the accusations to Karl who will no doubt have an airtight alibi. The when the whole thing blows it can all be chalked up to a bunch of over-zealous and incompetent and for good measure liberally biased reporters to be sacrificed for the good of the nation.

If it were not for the good little soldiers who post here, I would not know what to think. Thank goodness I am free to let someone else think for me.

God Bless Americorp!

Could, but won't. One of the big underlying factors in how Watergate went down was the fact Richard Nixon just wasn't very likable, and people were much less skeptical of the news media having an agenda of their own in 1974, than they are today. Thanks to Dan Rather, the news media have a much harder task in trying to convince mainstream people that George W. Bush is a crook.

Besides, I agree that it's extremely unlikely Rove really was the leaker. O'Donnell is indulging in wishful thinking not at all unlike that of people who wanted the Downing Street memo to be a smoking gun.

In fact, a lot of people commenting here have long since identified themselves as being predisposed to see anything and everything as a smoking gun to destroy Bush -- even when there is neither smoke nor gun anywhere in the picture.

My theory: Rove was the source or was otherwise highly involved in the incident, which did not constitute a crime, but during the course of the investigation either perjured himself, induced someone else to perjure themselves, or otherwise obstructed justice. Hello White House? It's Nixon calling. He wants his M.O. back.