US - Plamegate: Why the media silence?

Some in the media want to know. So do we.

Far from being part of an orchestrated plot or a vast White House conspiracy, Plame's unmasking was simply the handiwork of that Washington, D.C., staple, an insider with a big mouth. The culprit was gossip, not political gunslinging.

It should be noted that the left is not giving up on this one, continuing to point ominously at Bush aides' behavior vis-à-vis Plame and Wilson. But there's little doubt that Armitage's role is a body blow to the conspiracy theorists.

It was, as they say, a "stunning reversal," the kind of development Ben Bradlee loved to half-kiddingly call "a correction." It stood the official narrative of Plamegate completely on its head.

Not only was it a fascinating development, it was the kind of story that cried out for attention for fairness reasons. But that wasn't destined to happen.

Now that the left wing media can't use the story to attack Bush, they're not interested.