Taken to Task

The Republican spin machine is still in heavy mode, with various and sundry excuses being used to explain why Karl Rove identified a Non-Official Cover CIA Agent working in WMD counter-proliferation to columnist Bob Novak - who promptly spilled her id and the front company she worked for. Good job, Bob!

Some of the reasons:

• Time's Matt Cooper is smearing Karl Rove (ha!)
• Rove didn't want Cooper to print a bad story based on false premises (I really like that one)
  
• Every one knew Valerie Plame was CIA, or she wasn't under cover, or the CIA didn't verify her cover. These are all lies.
  

The only problem with all these reasons is that no one denies this is exactly the kind of thing Karl does, and the main reason he's been with Bush for so long. Arthur Silber at The Light of Reason takes Bush to task for supporting the treasonous acts of Karl Rove, and details the specious logic that Republicans live by, to the detriment of our democracy and our national security:

George Bush, Traitor - Part I

George Bush, Traitor - Part II

Harsh words for a contemptible act. Will the President uphold his promise to fire those responsible for leaking CIA agent's names during a time of war?

Don't hold your breath.