Or the actual, full, beautiful headline, in all its glory:
"On Rove's Behalf, the White House Issued Denials, Which Have Now Fallen Apart"
Ahhhh, sweet sweeeeeeet music. This AP story has the goods...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is suddenly facing damaging evidence that it misled the public by insisting for two years that presidential adviser Karl Rove wasn't involved in leaking the identity of a female CIA officer.
Here's more...
It was McClellan who provided the previous assurances about no role for Rove, but he refused to repeat those assurances Monday.
"Did Karl Rove commit a crime?" a reporter asked McClellan.
"This is a question relating to an ongoing investigation," McClellan replied.
McClellan gave the same answer when asked whether President Bush has confidence in Rove, the architect of the president's successful political campaigns.
The investigation was ongoing in 2003 when McClellan assured the public Rove wasn't involved, a reporter pointed out, but the spokesman refused to elaborate.
In September and October 2003, McClellan said he had spoken directly with Rove about the matter and that "he was not involved" in leaking Plame's identity to the news media. McClellan said at the time: "The president knows that Karl Rove wasn't involved," "It was a ridiculous suggestion" and "It's not true."
Looks like some reporter had their Wheaties this morning. And Karl Rove is the toast.
This information isn't new but the framing is delicious. Goodby Benedict Rove. Traitor to our country.
Going down.
Have a nice breakfast y'all.