Meet Valerie's new PR firm

Commonly known as "the Associated Press":

Although she's had little to say publicly, Plame has made more than a few splashy appearances with her husband, former Ambassador Joe Wilson (news, bio, voting record). Last month alone, the Wilsons attended a book party for Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic Party chairman, and were spotted having lunch with actress Morgan Fairchild at the Four Seasons.

Discussing her movie role, no doubt, but in hushed tones of course. Ms. Plame will be testifying in Congress today even though it's not officially in session. She'll have the undivided attention of Plameologists, moonbats and ex-CIA officials far and wide. Too bad they aren't calling David Gregory. Bummer. But there's always time for fun!

Asked who he'd like to play them in the movie, Wilson, who has done most of the couple's talking, joked: "I don't know. I would only ask that Jack Black be cast in a role other than that of Joe Wilson."

I had Don Johnson playing Wilson but couldn't really decide on Plame. It's interesting that Joe would name Jack Black--Freudian, perhaps? Actually, he might work well in a sinister, sleazy sort of way.

Anywho, I've got a suggestion for the theme song:



MORE 3/16/07

In an effort to live up to my low "political radical" score I must admit that AP reporter Matt Apuzzo has been exceedingly fair and balanced regards the Plame affair. While we're at it, the Rove leak to Novak and no follow-up investigation regards his security clearance is worth having a hearing about, but we learned in the Berger trial that security clearances ain't what they used to be.

One final observation. Valerie Plame admitted today she worked at CPD investigating Iraq's WMDs. OIF began in March 2003 and our forces had pretty much rolled up the capital by May. The Plame leak occurred in July 2003. Judith Miller was embedded with MET Alpha, part of the 75th Exploitation Task Force looking for WMDs on the ground and the Iraq Survey Group was stood up in May 2003. These were both DoD/DIA operations.

We know there were disagreements between intelligence analysts before the war. I'm honestly wondering what became of the Iraq Desk at CPD after the regime had been toppled and after the DIA was essentially put in charge of finding the WMDs on the ground. For example, do we still have an Iraq Desk at CPD? Maybe the transvestite knows (friend of Olbermann's perhaps)?

WALK ON BY 3/16/07

From the Corner recounting Val's testimony of the fateful day she didn't recommend her husband:

An officer serving under her was upset to have received an inquiry from the vice president's office about yellowcake from Niger and evidently, while she was comforting that junior officer, some guy walked by her office and suggested her husband should go to Niger to check it out.

Wonder if "some guy" was the same guy who later told Cheney's office that Valerie had recommended Joe? After all, that's what was testified to at trial. By the way, why was the junior officer "upset"? Did he have a coupla weeks annual leave coming up? An afternoon tee time? A hot date with some Nastassja Kinski lookalike? Hmm...maybe an innocent remark or maybe the root of this whole thing.

I'd love to believe Ms. Plame-Wilson. She seemed genuine today and I certainly agree with her passion about protecting intelligence in this country. If she could only explain some of those loose ends just a little better...

LOOSE ENDS 3/17/07

Happy St. Paddy's Day. Victoria Toensing posed some good questions during her testimony, which clearly irritated Henry Waxman. Here's a sample:

In fact, in a curious twist, while the CIA was turning a blind eye to Wilson writing about his mission to Niger (Did he go through the pre-publication review process like the rest of us have to do?), it was sending to the Vice-president’s office documents about that same trip and these documents were marked classified. So the very subject Wilson could opine about in the New York Times was off-bounds for the Vice-president to discuss unless the person had a clearance.

I think the Democrats usually counter that Wilson was whistleblowing, despite the fact he wasn't a federal employee. Couple that with the slightly off-kilter oath given to Ms. Plame and we have what amounts to a plethora of mysterious questions still not answered.

HT Macsmind/Justoneminute