Rove out of danger? Not credible.

Isikoff's recent article for MSNBC argues that Rove is essentially in the clear.  I find that it doesn't make sense at all.

Here's the full story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9865842/site/newsweek/

Please excuse my lame formatting - running off to work.

The relevant part is this-

On Tuesday afternoon, Fitzgerald and the chief FBI agent on the case, Jack Eckenrode, visited the offices of the D.C. law firm where Luskin works to meet with the defense lawyer. Two sources close to Rove who asked not to be identified because the probe is ongoing said Luskin presented evidence that gave the prosecutor "pause."

SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PRO-ROVE SOURCE.

One small item was a July 11, 2003, e-mail Rove sent to former press aide Adam Levine saying Levine could come up to his office to discuss a personnel issue. The e-mail was at 11:17 a.m., minutes after Rove had gotten off the phone with Matt Cooper--the same conversation (in which White House critic Joe Wilson's wife's work for the CIA was discussed) that Rove originally failed to disclose to the grand jury. Levine, with whom Rove often discussed his talks with reporters, did immediately go up to see Rove. But as Levine told the FBI last week, Rove never said anything about Cooper. The Levine talk was arguably helpful to one of Luskin's arguments: that, as a senior White House official, Rove dealt with a wide range of matters and might not remember every conversation he has had with journalists.

THAT ARGUMENT IS RIDICULOUS.  PLENTY OF EXECUTIVES MULTI-TASK AND MANAGE TO TELL THE TRUTH - AND REMEMBER THE TRUTH.  I REFUSE TO BELIEVE FOR A SECOND THAT FITZ IS NOW OFF THE TRAIL BECAUSE OF THIS INFORMATION OR EVEN THAT THE GJ WOULD BE CONVINCED THAT ROVE IS NOT LYING BY THIS INFORMATION.

In any case, Fitzgerald made another visit early Friday morning--shortly before the grand jury voted to indict Dick Cheney's top aide, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby--to the office of James Sharp, President George W. Bush's own lawyer in the case, to tell him the president's closest aide would not be charged. Rove remains in some jeopardy, but the consensus view of lawyers close to the case is that he has probably dodged the bullet.

I REALLY DOUBT IT.