Reply #6: That's correct.

[H2O Man]

It is important to keep in mind that Mr. Rove has testified three times thus far. After he had testified that he had not soken to Matt Cooper, Ms. Novak had lunch with Rove's attorney. She told him that Cooper would eventually be forced to testify that Rove was indeed his source. More, Time was prepared to turn over documentation of Cooper's discussion if the federal courts ruled against them.

Keep in mind that Cooper's notes indicated that Rove requested "super secret background" status.

When Luskin informed Rove of this, Karl went back and reviewed his records, including e-mails, etc. He found that indeed he had left a trail .... the note to Hadley that confirmed he had spoken to Cooper about Plame.

In the days following Cooper's grand jury testimony, it was reported that Luskin called Fitzgerald and offered to testify again.

At this point, Fitzgerald is checking to see if Ms. Novak's "story" matches Luskin's. Even if it does match exactly, the fact remains that Rove lied to FBI investigators and to the grand jury, and only changed his testimony once he was confronted with solid documentation he had lied. He could face the same charges as Libby, at this point.

What is happening now, however, is that Luskin is attempting to make a deal for Rove. In return for no charges being filed against Karl, he might have his memory jogged to the point that he could recall some more information about another senior administration official's role in at least the cover-up. For the sake of this discussion, I will refer to this official by a code name .... "Dick Cheney."