https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/08/28/plame-down-the-drain/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:50:09 -0400<![CDATA[David Corn works overtime (as well he might) to point out that even though Richard Armitage had already leaked &#8211; for no apparent reason &#8211; Valerie Plame&#8217;s CIA affiliation, the other subsequent leakers (Rove and Libby) remain culpable. Perhaps so, in a technical sense (assuming they did it). And that&#8217;s not good. But I would have to say finally &#8211; so what? They didn&#8217;t end up adding anything to the story and the cat was already out of the bag. Way out. Armitage didn&#8217;t leak to the Sandusky Tribune. He leaked to Robert Novak who, although few would mistake him for G. K. Chesterton or E. M. Forster as a master of English prose, is one the major players in the Beltway journalism scene. Everyone reads him. The rest, as they say, is commentary.]]>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:55:32 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/08/28/plame-down-the-drain-n212922