I have nothing but contempt for Robert Novak.
He started the Plame Affair.
Novak could have ended it at any time.
If you want to look for the "Prince of Darkness" in this sorry episode, look to further than Robert Novak who should be kicked out of the conservative movement for this nonsense.
I hope that Libby sues his sorry ass, and he loses millions in the settlement.
This would hit Novak where he lives.
Novak seems to set great store by his commitment to maintain the confidentiality of his "sources," but shouldn't he have acted otherwise in this case? It looks as though Novak was more concerned with not scaring off the government leakers who are his bread and butter than he was with saving innocent men from disgrace, great expense and possible (actual in Libby's case) prosecution. I don't see how Novak's position was different in principle from that of a psychiatrist who learns that one of his patients plans to commit a serious crime. In such a case the psychiatrist's professional duty to maintain patient confidentiality is outweighed by the need to prevent great harm to others.
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