A person might be able to dance around the edges … like advising a congressman on the Intelligence Committee what question to ask. But just handing out secret information to the press is illegal anyway you look at it.

Let’s say the administration knew there was a left-leaning cabal of ex-Clinton admin employees embedded in the govt who were actively out to topple the administration. I won’t even demonize them–let’s say they truly believed Bush was the new Hitler. I can recall certain righties who believed Clinton was equally dangerous.

Let’s also say McCarthy knew Wilson, Plame, Johnson, and was friendly with Dana Priest through her husband, a big lefty policy wonk (check it out at the American Thinker). Keep in mind Plamegate reporter Matt Cooper’s wife Mandy Grunwald was a longtime Clinton strategist. Circumstantial evidence? Yes, but it’s all over the place.

We’d be foolish to not at least question why McCarthy would come back to the CIA after losing her former prestigious position, basically due to Bush becoming president–then giving thousands to the dems followed by allegedly leaking the story.

“there’s a difference between a political leak and releasing classified information that could be damaging, especially if you sign an employment contract”

Well, uh, which was which? And what’s the oath of office?