Damming the Leaks

The Prez is mad about whoever leaked his secret illegal orders to spy on Americans at home, and who can blame him? I'd be pissed, too, if anybody came forward and showed how I broke the law, especially if I'd gotten away with it up to now. I didn't say Bush's reaction is justified, but it's certainly understandable.

In his Monday press conference, the Prez called the leak "shameful" and suggested that an internal investigation was already under way. This can't help but bring to mind that other leak investigation going on. It didn't get wide play because of everything else clogging up the news cycle, but last week Robert Novak (who you may remember from his column leaking Valerie Plame Wilson's status as a CIA operative), on his way out of CNN to move over to the friendlier climes of FOX News, had this to say on the matter:

I am confident the President knows who the source is. I would be amazed if he doesn't. So I think, don't bug me. Don't bug Bob Woodward. Bug the President as to whether he should reveal who the source is.

As I said, this didn't get the play it might've, and no one bugged the President about it at that news conference. But who knows. If he gets exercised enough over the NSA leak, he might decide to lead by example and come forward himself. No, I'm not betting the farm on it, but it's the Christmas holiday season--if we can't have hope now, when can we have it?