Really, I don't have time to blog this, but of course I am paying some attention. Lucky for me, some other good blogger has already gotten the essence:
"Their overriding goals at that time (late 2003) would have been clear: protect the President and the Vice President, and delay the case beyond the 2004 elections. " which is exactly what Judith's trip to jail [Did she pass go? Did she collect the $200?] got them. Whatever happens to Libby, Bush and Cheny and the neocons are still in power.
Daily Kos: The Irony of Plamegate: The System Worked: "But one other thought is gnawing at me, and crowding out all of the others: the idea that this outcome is exactly what the Bush Administration hoped to get, back in mid/late-2003 when they first realized that they had screwed up, and they first realized that this episode had the chance to unmask and expose their venality and lies - not just about Valerie Plame, but about the entire leadup to the war in Iraq."