Reply #43: Something sorta funny in it's incredible irony/hypocrisy in all this:

[Beetwasher]

"Sources familiar with the conversations said the leakers were seeking to undercut Wilson's credibility. They alleged that Wilson, who was not a CIA employee, was selected for the Niger mission partly because his wife had recommended him. Wilson said in an interview yesterday that a reporter had told him that the leaker said, "The real issue is Wilson and his wife.""

Think about that for a second. They were going to try to undercut Wilson's credibility through using a charge of NEPOTISM. They were trying to plant the story that somehow his credibility and his findings were challengable because he got the job (that had NO SALARY or any benefit whatsoever) because of his wife's recommendation. That was the charge coming from this mega-incestuous administration. I find that somewhat amusing...