Will Karl Rove be held accountable for leaking the name of a CIA operative and is Scott McClellan obstructing justice by deciding not to talk? Will Bush fire the leaker as he promised in 2004 or did he lie? Crooks and Liars has today's press conference and a round-up of blogs commenting on the developing story. Finally, what is Rove's relationship to Jeff Gannon and why was he one of a few given access to documents that exposed the CIA operative?
From AP — CIA Leak Quotes: "Well, I've made it very clear that it was a ridiculous suggestion in the first place. ... I've said that it's not true. ... And I have spoken with Karl Rove."
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Posted Jul. 11,2005 at 4:14 PM EST by Andy Towle in Elsewhere | Permalink
ew... the image of karl rove and jeff gannon "bulldog" is stinking up my brain now...
Posted by: ryan | Jul 11, 2005 6:20:18 PM
Poor Scott, he really looked as though he were going to cry up there today. He ought to take some lessons from Allison Janney.
Posted by: Doug | Jul 11, 2005 10:56:38 PM
Are you kidding? ANYONE in the Bush administration be held accountable for anything they do?!?! NEVER.
Posted by: Paul | Jul 12, 2005 2:18:02 AM
(sigh) Paul, you're absolutely right - considering how the Administration has taken DoubleSpeak and Smoke and Mirrors (TM) to previously fictional levels, I'm sure they'll just wave their hands and say "This is not the droid you're looking for." The worst thing is that it will work.
Posted by: Ken | Jul 12, 2005 12:23:15 PM
How does one "obstruct justice" by not answering reporters' questions? Just asking.
Posted by: Matt | Jul 12, 2005 1:07:58 PM