Kirk Watson: “When Karl Rove's attorney finally admitted to the Washington Post yesterday that Rove told a reporter Joseph Wilson's…”

“When Karl Rove's attorney finally admitted to the Washington Post yesterday that Rove told a reporter Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA agent, he was indeed identifying her. It does not take too much investigative reporting beyond that to actually come up with a name. Now, Rove's attorney is trying to explain away Rove's actions by stating that he was merely ``discouraging Time from perpetuating some statements that had been made publicly and weren't true.'' Convenient explanation, but are we supposed to believe this from an attorney who previously stated that Rove did not reveal any confidential information? Clearly, Rove did reveal confidential information when he told Time reporter Matt Cooper that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA agent. Karl Rove himself should come forward and level with the American people about his involvement in the Valerie Plame leak. Failing this, President Bush should ask for his resignation. ____________________”