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Sunday, July 17, 2005Did I speak too soon? Below, I note that Rove seems to be pretty much in the clear. Then I stumble across the newest Time magazine cover story. At the start, we learn that Rove is a very bad man and that thanks to Matt Cooper, we all know this. We know, for example, who outed the covert agent name of Valerie Plame. It was the Demon Rove!Reading down, we get this interesting insight into what the "reporters" were thinking: What was the point of Rove or anyone else bringing up Plame in the first place? Was he saying Wilson was tainted by his close association with the CIA, WHOSE ANALYSTS HAD GENERALLY BEEN TOO SKEPTICAL OF THE IRAQI THREAT FOR THE Administration's taste? [found on this page]Easy on the all-caps guys. My ears are ringing and I got it anyway. To their credit, the Time "reporters" do mention towards the end that slick Joe Wilson fuzzed things a bit himself. But it's to their discredit that the less of the story you read, the more you're left with the impression that Rove is toast. At the end of the eighth page (on the net), you may not picture Rove donating a kidney to a homeless man, but he comes across more as just another Washington type. As interesting, by the end the sainted Joe Wilson also sort of comes across as just another Washington type: Later in the conversation, he [Wilson] offers, unsolicited, two copies of his book, one of which he inscribes to Matt Cooper. Asked how it's doing, he says, "Really well," and glances at the spot on the cover where it says THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. "And it's going to do even better in the next three months." P.S. Once again it must be asked of an MSM product: Do the editors actually read the stuff they publish? Matt Cooper's "What I told the Grand Jury" offers a much fuller, carefully considered look at what's in play, especially where Rove is concerned, than the cover story. That's probably why it's at the top of the "most e-mailed" list and the cover story is four or five slots down. 
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