ROVE SHOULD BE IMPEA....... Nevermind.

Gee. So it seems to be turning out that this whole Rove/Wilson/Plame thing is much ado (now THAT's an understatement) about nothing. In the end, it will turn out that no one in the government (much less Rove himself) came anywhere close to outing a covert CIA agent.

The most recent article demonstrating that this non-story, scandal-that-wasn't is slowly running out of steam contains a delightful quote that typifies the twisted, political sham this has become:

The person, who works in the legal profession and spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, told The Associated Press [about Rov's grand jury testimony]...

This can best be translated as: "The person, who asked not to be identified because by speaking to the AP he was breaking several laws and the professional rules and code of ethics, said...."

Seriously - why has this become acceptable? Would the same reporter write, "The murderer, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, told the AP that he sexually abused the girl before he strangled her and buried her body."

What? That's totally different you say? Perhaps, but only by a matter of degree. Why does the AP get to decide where to draw the line?