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Originally posted by sgtclub
Perhaps in a vacuum, but the bet came up in reference to the daily poundings of Rove, and apparently no one is willing to take that bet.
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Because it's a sucker bet. All we know is the merits case, and it's pretty weak (although see today's WSJ describing a memo circulated within WH, noted as classified, that identified Plame.
It's unlikely anyone will be convicted under the covert agent act, probably because of the knowledge requirement. But there's always perjury. I mean, ask Penske about the difference between lying (like Rove did) and lying to a grand jury.
