Plame Game Over?

Because Patrick Fitzgerald is a special counsel that respects confidentiality and disdains leaks, unlike some prosecutors we know (cough, cough, Ken Starr, cough), details about the ongoing White House criminal investigation have been far and few between. Indeed, there’s been far more coverage of the debate about forcing reporters to testify than there’s been about the incident — leaking the name of an undercover CIA agent out of spite — that prompted the investigation in the first place.