rovegate? plamegate? traitorgate?

* lambert at corrente argues that plamegate is just a scratch on the surface of the real scandal - ie the propaganda campaign (which is why the nyt is protecting judy judy so stupidly) (link)

* holden is having the same idea i head yesterday: "Popcorn or Champagne?" i say champagne first.

* and corrente used the same champagne-bottle-exploding-open-picture

* more on Rove's 'family holiday': "In recent days, Mr. Rove has been less visible than usual at the White House, fueling speculation that he is distancing himself from Mr. Bush or has been sidelined. But according to a senior administration official, Mr. Rove and his wife are on a long-planned trip visiting colleges with their teenage son." (link)
who buys that?

* "Recently lawyers said that they believed the prosecutor may be applying new legal theories to bring charges in the case.
One new approach appears to involve the possible use of Chapter 37 of the federal espionage and censorship law, which makes it a crime for anyone who "willfully communicates, delivers, transfers or causes to be communicated" to someone "not entitled to receive it" classified information relating the national defense matters." (link)
omg - they are finally talking about espionage! they have finally given up on the IIPA red-herring nonsense that ive been complaining about for months. awesome. this gang is so toast.

* meanwhile, we might not get the piece that Keller promised this weekend: "Bill Keller, the executive editor of The Times, said Ms. Miller had been cautioned by her lawyers not to discuss the substance of her grand jury testimony until Mr. Fitzgerald finished questioning her." (link)

* fwiw - DAVID JOHNSTON's NYT Oct6 article was titled "Rove Summoned to Testify Again in C.I.A. Leak Investigation ". his oct 7 article was called: "Rove Ordered to Talk Again in Leak Inquiry" (its not clear if that means anything)

* " Fitzgerald has asked Ms. Miller to meet him next Tuesday" (link)

* "Mr. Fitzgerald is said by some of the lawyers to have indicated that he has not made up his mind about whether to accuse anyone of wrongdoing and will use the remaining days before the grand jury's term expires on Oct. 28 to decide." (link)
arghhhhhhhhhh!! deep breath deep breath.

* wapo: " Rove could appear as early as today, when the grand jury is next scheduled to meet." (link)

* and josh marshall weighs in with some advice.: "But I would like to take a moment to remind everyone of the severe health risks associated with schadenfreude toxicity (ST), in both its chronic and acute forms. It doesn't take a lifetime of exposure to guilty pleasure at the suffering of others. In rare cases, even a few hours of euphoria watching poetic justice being meted out to evil-doers can prove fatal. Today walking down Sixth Avenue, in fact, I saw several apparently healthy and able-bodied Democrats just go poof! into thin air. Even a few Republicans who just believed in good government were taken ill."