Bob Menendez: “now that we know Karl Rove was one of the White House officials who leaked the identity of Valerie Plame, it is time for…”

“now that we know Karl Rove was one of the White House officials who leaked the identity of Valerie Plame, it is time for President Bush to hold his right-hand man accountable and ask for Rove's resignation. This is, after all, what members of his own administration stated would happen when the President learned the identity of those responsible for the leak. In September of 2003, White House Press Secretary Scott McClelland told reporters, ``If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration.'' Pushed further a reporter asked him if the leaker should be fired. And he answered, ``If a source leaked information of this nature, yes.'' Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie said, I do not believe it would be hard for President Bush to ask the person to walk the plank. The fact that Karl Rove remains at the White House speaks volumes. It is certainly not the way the White House should operate. The White House should not aid and abet those within it in exposing CIA agents who work for this country and defend it to danger, and therefore it is time for Karl Rove to walk the plank. ____________________”