Louise Slaughter: “we now know that Karl Rove is one of the White House officials directly involved in the outing of a covert CIA agent.…”

“we now know that Karl Rove is one of the White House officials directly involved in the outing of a covert CIA agent. Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while Rove may not have given a reporter Plame's name, he clearly identified her by telling the reporter that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA agent. Does Rove expect us to believe that any reporter worth a byline could not easily find out the actual name of Wilson's wife? And, as disturbing as this is, it is even more disturbing that President Bush continues to support Rove. In September 2003, President Bush told reporters, ``If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is.'' Well, the President now knows at least one of the persons in his administration is responsible for this leak. The question is, will he keep his word and fire Mr. Rove? President Bush should not forget the comments of his own father who in a speech before the CIA in 1999 said, ``I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the names of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.'' And right on, first President Bush. If this President agrees with his father, he will fire Karl Rove and clear the way for his prosecution. ____________________”