CNN.com - New York Times reporter jailed - Jul 6, 2005

CNN.com - New York Times reporter jailed - Jul 6, 2005

Judith Miller is in jail. There IS a god.

Now, before people start jumping all over me and making speeches about the First Amendment, etc., let's stop and just consider what exactly is going on here in this particular case. Basically, the anonymous source in this case used his own free speech to punish others, namely Amb. Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame, for using their own right to free speech to refute claims made by the Bush Administration using proven fact. There might have been fatal consequences for his actions, something which we'll probably never know since her outing could have exposed hundreds of inside sources, Chinese scientists, diplomatic hideouts, etc. This is not like the time Murphy Brown went to jail to protect her source at the contaminated food factory simply b/c the man could not afford to lose his job. (And you remember that episode correctly, you'll remember that Murphy was later screwed over b/c her source refused to testify against his company b/c they gave him a big, fat raise and left her to rot in jail. I hope Judith Miller saw that episode.)

Plus we all know it was Karl Rove. I always laugh a little when I see his name in print. Isn't it a little unfortunate for such a wannabe conservative icon to share a first name with the founder of Socialism? Why didn't he drop the K for a C a long time ago?

Final question, can someone tell me why Bob Novak isn't in jail as well?