Clutter Buster

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo cuts right through the clutter and nails the central point of the Plame investigation.

There's a point that's probably worth raising with our scofflaw Republican friends. All of their arguments now amount to excuses, like those of a small child caught stealing cookies:
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The point is that they're irrelevant. It's the mid-life version of 'He hit me first!' or 'He called me a name!' or other such foolery.

No presidential advisor should ever disclose the identity of a covert agent at the CIA. That doesn't require elaboration.

Read the whole piece, its perfect.

- Murphy