Could Rove be the anthrax leaker? (with poll)

Warning: The headline is purely speculation.  I have no proof of this whatsoever.

That being said, I just saw this article on Huffington Post that states:

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered the reporters to cooperate with Steven J. Hatfill, who accused the Justice Department and FBI of violating the federal Privacy Act by giving the media information about the FBI's investigation of him.

The reporters named in the opinion are Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman of Newsweek, Allan Lengel of The Washington Post, Toni Locy, formerly of USA Today, and James Stewart, formerly of CBS News.

That made we wonder if it might be that Rove is about to be named as the leaker.  More below the fold.

That's the same Reggie Walton who presided over the Libby trial.  Although he's a Republican, he is not a "loyal Bushy" and runs an honest courtroom.  If Rove is behind this (and doesn't it have his signiture all over it?), Reggie could make life very difficult for this administration again.

More info on the stalled anthrax investigation here.

Link to HuffPo article

•  Karl Rove has Reasons

  to be Pissing All Over Himself (i.e Leaking).

  The MSM appears to have given him a Bye;

  The Blogosphere Ensures that Karl Rove has Another Thing Coming.

  by ROGNM on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 07:21:57 PM PDT

•  Thre real story here is the press

  Is not protected from revealing their sources.  

  by deepsouthdoug on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 07:31:57 PM PDT

  •  Yep

    by Larisa on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 08:36:26 PM PDT

•  Well, his resignation was surprisingly abrupt

  with just two weeks notice given. I would not be surprised if something's up on some front.

  by Bouwerie Boy on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 07:46:03 PM PDT

•  He didn't look like a happy camper

  Not like someone who wanted to spend more time with the wife and kids.

  More like a dog shitting a peach pit.

  by Trim Your Bush on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 08:10:57 PM PDT

  •  a peach pit?

    A peach pit, eh?  

    As in, Mmm-peach..?

    Yeah here's to hoping that a 'peach or two comes out of all this.  

    by G2geek on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 08:35:26 PM PDT

  •  He looked more like this....

    

    by ikrisarus on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 09:08:49 PM PDT

•  Leaker?

  Probably.  Maybe more likely, The Architect.  Wouldn't surprise me.

  by tle on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 08:36:22 PM PDT

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