Domestic comedy is clearly his strong suit. I’ve been encouraging him for years to give it his exclusive attention. Alas!
Shouldn’t be too hard - that’s the same rationale (and from the same people) that says CBS using forged documents in a story about Bush’s desertion means he wasn’t a deserter.
I’m more freaked about the cow-hatch. Where’s the flyer for the organic store?
I think it just means that – if true – it WASN’T Rove, contrary to the many accusations made against him. It doesn’t affect Libby’s lies, other leaks, and all the other stuff you said. But it does mean that all those who directly, and by thinly-veiled innuendo, accused Rove are wrong, and presumably owe an apology.
I suspect the general reaction around here from the Rove haters will be Aunt Polly’s – no apology needed; Rove’s been up to so much other EVIL that it hardly matters if this one instance was a false accusation.
What’s your take on the quote Orbifold and Harborwolf posted, then? They would seem to indicate that Rove did indeed leak information.
I’m pretty sure, after having read some of his posts, that you should have put “comedy” in quotation marks.
I’m not certain that Rove did it or didn’t do it, but I don’t see how Armitages statements absolve Rove of anything. If there was conclusive proof that Rove didn’t do it, then I can see where apologies would be justified. This isn’t it though. This is just another person who can’t keep his piehole closed.
Bricker:
Using the words of The Master on behalf of the Forces of Darkness is blasphemy.
Repent!
When, oh, when will you cease to misrepresent and mischaracterize my posts?
Don’t cry for me, Argentinaaaaaaaa…
No it doesn’t, but don’t you thnk it casts doubt on the hypothesis that there was some vast WH conspiracy to out Plame? There were multiple sources for the info that got into the press, but it all started with Armitage. From what I’ve heard from those “in the know”, Armitage was a foot dragger on the Iraq war and not sympathetic towards Bush’s policies. Maybe there was a WH conspiracy in parallel with what Armitage did, but that seems like a bit of a coincidence.
Also, does this mean that Armitage is the infamous “official A” that we heard about when the Libby’s indictment was handed down? Seems like most people were sure it was Rove.
When are you all going to start screaming that Armitage is guilty of TREASON! and should be strung up?
Oh wait. Armitage was against the Iraq war. So what he did must not have been treason then.
Sorry.
May I suggest one irony, one that’s appeared in the Ramsey thread as well? If you want to accuse people of being too quick to accuse others when they don’t have all the facts, it might, y’know, be a good idea to wait until you have all the facts.
Daniel
It’ helps to read the whole cite. Take it from a guy who almost never does! 
No, just means he was right. How about you, were you right?
First off, let me be among the first to say that Armitage should be held to the same standard as any other person who reveals classified information and should be facing criminal charges if these accusations are true.
Second, I’d like an explanation of why Powell, Taft, and Gonzales were apparently aware of this act and chose not to follow up on it.
Third, this hardly closes the book on what happened. The same cite that some people are leaping on so joyfully also clearly states that others, including Libby and Rove, revealed the same classified information as Armitage did. Armitage’s guilt does not exonerate anyone else who committed the same crime.
What **Little Nemo ** said. Curse your eloquence. 
Not to forget that the action Mr. Wilson was being punished for was telling the truth.
Not to forget that it’s unclear Wilson was “being punished”. That’s the conspiracy theory. Are we to believe that Armitage, who started the ball in motion, was in on this conspiracy?
You’re trying to charge the anti-war crowd with being too fast and loose with the word “treason”? Yeah, that’ll work.
I will say one thing about Armitage: judging from the Newsweek articles, at least he seemed to know he’d done something wrong.
I’ll say it. I don’t care what side of the Iraq war he was on. He was loose with the names of covert operatives. Even if it isn’t exaclty “treason” I’m confident that some sort of criminal charge can be leveled against this douchnozzle.
Doubly so for allowing this to go on for the past three years. If he was the leak source and did so accidentally, why did he sit there and allow his superiors to be tarred when he could have taken responsiblity without further damaging national security?