Not The Other Way Around

From the donkey himself --

JOE WILSON: "My wife was not a clandestine officer the day that Bob Novak blew her identity."



I'll let you decide which end was braying.

And now it seems Karl Rove told investigators he first learned about Joe Wilson's wife from journalists, and Rove later learned her name from columnist Bob Novak.

"Sources who have reviewed some of the testimony before the grand jury say there is significant evidence that reporters were in some cases alerting officials about Plame's identity and relationship to Wilson -- not the other way around."

Rove's reply to Novak's revelation about Wilson's wife: "I heard that, too". Rove told investigators he couldn't remember which journalist had first mentioned her -- another indication of Wilson's wife's identity being generally known among news media.

Read more here.

Michelle Malkin has a great round-up, and offers spin comparisons from the NYT, WaPo, and AP.


Related:
Karl Rove, Whistleblower
Rove Was A Source
Miller / Cooper
Who Outed Plame?