SO IT WAS JOE WILSON WHO OUTED VALERIE PLAME? And even she didn’t know whether she was covert? I can’t believe I’m even still blogging about this.

UPDATE: Reader William Casey emails: “After watching the Valerie Plame-Wilson hearing, it is obvious that the CIA keeps the covert status of their agents so secret that even the agents don’t know whether they are covert or not.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: Valerie Plame doesn’t know if she was covert, and John McCain doesn’t know his own position on condoms for AIDS prevention. If Scooter Libby had been so quick to plead ignorance and forgetfulness, he’d never have been charged. . . .