What Rock Heads!

You know the wingnuts are going to try to spin lying, perjury and obstruction of justice into something that is not so bad but, Jeebus, at least make sense. It should not matter if Valerie Plame was under deep cover when she was outed. Once you reveal that someone is/was a CIA agent who does/has done undercover operations, you ruin her career and possibly jeopardize the safety of those who worked with her. The fact remains that Libby had no business calling reporters to gossip about Wilson's wife. Then he lied about doing so! Period!

Last night, Sean Hannity said this:

"I don’t think anybody exposed anything. I think everybody knew in town what [Valerie Wilson] did for a living. There’s no evidence that she was covert. None.”

And two nights ago, Anne Coulter said:

“She hadn’t been a covert agent for six years, and everyone in Washington knew she worked for the CIA.”


Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald knocked that talking point down hard today in the Libby indictment:

At all relevant times from January 1, 2002 through July 2003, Valerie Wilson was employed by the CIA, and her employment status was classified. Prior to July 14, 2003, Valerie Wilson’s affiliation with the CIA was not common knowledge outside the intelligence community.

What part of "against the law" aren't they getting?