In looking at this whole "charade" about Plame, I am bothered by what we are not asking about. It seems to be a "charade" because the end game appears to be too readily obvious. Why would Rove make himself a lightning rod just a couple of weeks before the Time's recapitulation? Is Rove to be the fall guy? If so, why such a high price when they could have covered it easily?
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What bothers me about all of this is that the Administration seems to be too exposed on this. Any half tweet would have provided some sort of cover. Don't fool yourself, they are not this dumb.
- So, why is Rove drawing all the attention to himself?
- Does he have a cover? If so, what is it?
- Is he protecting something or someone else?
- What do they have up their sleeves?
- They knew this would be traced back to them, so why not kill it before it festers and traps or tarnishes more people?
- Why are they playing games and buying time?
- Again, why are they so exposed on this?
Something smells in all of this. It appears to be too easy. Or, is it me?