Why was **this** story never written?

[Stinky The Clown]

Jimmy Olsen's World
Daily Planet Syndications

Washington, July 17, 2003.

Chicago Sun-Times columnist and conservative pundit Robert Novak wrote in his syndicated column a few days ago that the wife of Ambassador Joseph Wilson, Valerie Plame, is a non-official cover CIA operative. In a word, she was 'outed'.

And that begs the question: Where did Mr. Novak get his facts?

I've been a student of Washington ever since Perry White promoted me from Cub Reporter to Columnist, and in all those years, I've never failed to find what needed finding. What i found out about this story is that it was shopped to certain reporters by a high level White House insider. At first I could only imagine the 'why' behind the 'what'.

But no more. That seeming urban legend is, indeed, fact. The presidents chief political adviser, Karl Rove, made the calls to six reporters, telling them that Ms. Plame was 'fair game'. It is also a fact that Rove's motivations were very simple. And not so simple.

First, Rove wanted to take some retaliatory action against Joseph Wilson, mainly for his op-ed undermining the president's assertion that Saddam Hussein had sought yellow cake uranium to use in an alleged nuclear weapons program. Wilson had stated unequivocally that the story was false and based on forged documents.

The rest of Rove's reasonings become somewhat muddled. The most talked about reason among the DC political cognoscenti is to warn any CIA employees, widely known to hold views very different from those of the 'Neocon' white house, to withhold any leaks that could undermine the president's plans.

Alternatively, there is some speculation that all this is a simple diversion to protect Vice President Richard Cheney. It is an ill-kept secret among those same cognoscenti that Cheney is, in fact, the functional president. Bush, it is widely held, is little more than a puppet. Some have called him a political spokes model, with an intellect that one would expect of one in that role.

More ........ in the print version of The Daily Planet, at a newsstand near you.


With all the newfound 'spine' among our vaunted, self-smitten fourth estate luminaries, why was this story never written by anyone other than a clown impersonating a comic book reporter?

[alittlelark]

1. He scooped Lois????

Damn, she's pissed!

But a scoop is a scoop, and it's a great one!

[eleny]

2. Nice, Husb!

Very nice!

[Old and In the Way]

3. Excellent!

Add some comic panels and I think they could even understand the story over at FR.