We Must Conquer Our Fear

"Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk or danger, real or not. Fear also can be described as a feeling of extreme dislike to some conditions/objects, such as: fear of darkness, fear of ghosts, etc. It is one of the basic emotions."

I have an extreme dislike when mainstream media don't do their jobs. How come reporters aren't asking questions about Karl Rove? I know more about President Bush falling off his bike, a pitcher pushing a camera man and a hurricane than I do about Karl Rove.

Did the president's most trusted advisor leak a CIA agent's identity to Matt Cooper, Walter Pincus, and Robert Novak?

Leaking a CIA agent's identity is a big deal, although the law regarding the issue is tough to prove:

"And the law governing the protection of covert agents is written in such a way that hardly anyone has been prosecuted under it.

"The government must show that individuals knew the agent had a protected status and that the agent's identity was disclosed intentionally.

"The law also requires that the government must have been making active efforts to protect the identity of the agent. Some argue that Plame no longer was doing undercover work and operated openly at CIA headquarters."

The White House isn't talking. It seems the only time the White House talks is when they are cleaning up messes.

"In early October 2003, NEWSWEEK reported that immediately after Novak's column appeared in July, Rove called MSNBC 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews and told him that Wilson's wife was 'fair game.' But White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters at the time that any suggestion that Rove had played a role in outing Plame was 'totally ridiculous.'"

Now the White House doesn't want to create any mess or go near it. It appears the press is more than willing to aid in that cleanliness. Not one of the reporters thought Rove was worth a single question to Scottie McClellan. Not one.

My greatest fear of mainstream media lobbing softball questions to the White House is becoming a reality. So like many of you, we will continue to be left in the dark.