The GOP's Karl Rove Spin

GOP.com - "It's disappointing that once again, so many Democrat leaders are taking their political cues from the far-left, Moveon wing of the party. The bottom line is Karl Rove was discouraging a reporter from writing a false story based on a false premise and the Democrats are engaging in blatant partisan political attacks."

Why is the GOP trying to turn this into a partisan issue? Also, what's with this spin that Karl was trying to help a reporter? Somehow I doubt that his motives were altruistic, but that's hardly the point. Was what he did illegal? That has yet to be decided, but certainly his actions (if he is in fact the leak) were dishonorable and unethical. Leaking this information potentially exposed Plame's contacts, possibly risking lives. All of this because of the White House's vendetta against Plame's husband? That seems rather childish and reckless to me.

Bush himself said that if someone in his administration was the source of the leak that we would fire them. Let's see if he does so.

Also, I'd like to note that I am eager to see what Adam has to say on this subject.

A side thought: You'd think that being the party of "personal responsibility" that if confirmed that Rove is in fact the leak the GOP would call for his head and also demand that he be fired. Obviously, they're not. It's also pretty obvious to political observers that Rove has had a lot to do with the rise in power of the GOP, specifically with this current administration. Could it be that GOP is drunk with the power that they now have and are unwilling to risk losing any of that? Obviously they wouldn't lose power now, but like I said, Rove was one of the architects of the Republican takeover and could be indispensable in the future. Is the GOP afraid to lose him at the cost of their moral center?