LAT: Was Rove a White House Source or Just Another Player?

[UpInArms]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rove9jul09,0,7295561.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Or is President Bush's long-time political adviser getting a bum rap, fueled by wishful thinking of administration critics?

Nearly two years to the day after Robert Novak blew the cover of a CIA operative in a newspaper column, the mystery of who might have leaked the identity of Valerie Plame to Novak and other journalists only seems to be deepening.

The latest tantalizing clue involves Rove and a conversation he had with a Time magazine reporter, Matthew Cooper, in the days before the Novak column appeared.

The conversation was disclosed last week by Rove's own lawyer, who adds that his client didn't identify Plame or do anything wrong. Nobody else knows precisely what the two men discussed then, but special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald apparently is interested in questioning Cooper about the conversation before wrapping up his investigation.

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[Fridays Child]

1. The article doesn't mention that Rove told Chris Matthews...

...Valerie Plame was "fair game." It was, clearly, the arrogant statement of someone who believed he was above the law.

[tandem5]

2. You know this is an interesting situation...

A lot of people out there think they can manipulate or subvert this investigation with the usual spin and speculation. The thing is, though, this isn't a story that depends on public and media interest to survive. Pundits can twist and downplay what little facts are available it still wont change the outcome of Fitzgerald's investigation - whatever that may be.

[peacetalksforall]

3. I wasn't around to day, did Cheneyget his medical blessing?

While you all watch Rove, I prefere to watch Cheney.

[aquart]

6. Yeah, I heard he's of sound body.

Which, naturally, I believe.

[barb162]

4. whatever. he was most likely in the thick of it, just like he is in

everything

[lovuian]

5. Republicans are smugly sitting back saying nothing is going

to happen to Rove!!! Their confident about it!!!

and yet I wonder how the underlings of all these powerful people feel that they maybe expendable to protect the chief!!!