Karl Rove - Turd Blossom

Timothy Noah at Slate writes a coherent and factual rebuttal to the Republican talking points regarding Karl Rove (sorry Wall Street Journal). It's worth noting that Noah doesn't in any way defend Joe Wilson but still does not excuse Rove's behavior.

Basically, the conservative line has morphed into this: Karl Rove had to expose Wilson and his wife to discredit Wilson's Op-ed in the NYTimes. If he broke the law, so be it. Again, we see the sliding scale to which all actions in the Administration are held. The ends always, always, always justify the means.