I think that in light of things that are going on, McClellan himself may have more to fear about potential jail time than any of us know. First he informed the press back in 2003 that Mr. Rove had nothing to do with the Plame leak, and now after being so candid in the past finds himself tight lipped. Maybe he was part of the cover up back then, or quite possibly knows who gave Rove the information.
Whether or not you like Plame and Wilson really is irrelevant. The fact is, one was an undercover CIA agent. It is against the law to reveal the identity of our agents. There was no way based on Wilson’s bio to know that Plame was in fact an operative for the CIA. The truth is she doesn’t even go by the Name Plame. She goes by Wilson, as reported by many press accounts.
Anyway, my point here is that this must be a pretty big deal for there to be no real denial, but instead a continuation of the same statement, “I’m not going to comment on an on-going investigation.” Well, isn’t that McClellan’s job? He is the President’s Press Secretary.
The next question you have to ask is who is Judith Miller protecting? Since Karl Rove has already been outted as the source for the leak… could she know who told Rove? And is that a bigger deal?
Is she the Susan McDoogall of the Bush Whitehouse?
A crime was committed, and the American people deserve honest and candid information from the Whitehouse. If McClellan can’t speak, then maybe the President should at least make a public statement addressing some of these press questions, and put it to bed once and for all.