The story of the outing by the White House of a covert CIA operative is moving too fast today to cover well here; several sites in our sidebar are doing a fine job with it.

But I just had to do my part by propagating this quote further (found on Atrios):

CIA.gov: George H.W. Bush, at the dedication of the George Bush Center for Intelligence

We need more human intelligence. That means we need more protection for the methods we use to gather intelligence and more protection for our sources, particularly our human sources, people that are risking their lives for their country. (Applause)

Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.

Karl Rove, call your lawyer...