the leak of Ms. Wilson's identity is a serious national security breach. There is no reason that the President should wait until someone on his staff is criminally convicted before he clamps down, isolates the leaks, and works to remediate the damage that has been caused. The President's first priority should be to protect the security of this country, not to engage in political damage control.

Instead he and his entourage have done everything they can to cover it up...

Executive Order 12958 reads: If a career civil servant was involved in violating his nondisclosure agreement and leaking classified information, the agency head would be required under the executive order to take prompt corrective action, including issuing a reprimand, suspending the employee's security clearance, or dismissing the employee. There should not be a different standard for Karl Rove, or anyone else involved no matter how elevated their position.

Bush can't make these exec.orders then only apply them to fit his political agenda.

seven former intelligence officials officials issued an open statement to Congress concluding that the coordinated strategy to discredit Ms. Wilson "reveals an astonishing ignorance of the intelligence community and the role of cover."

http://www.democrats.reform.house.go...ly_22_2005.pdf