The "Plame Game" isn't over by a long shot!

By now, we have all seen and heard Valerie Plame (above) tell her sad story over and over again. The testimony was unprecedented and powerful. She was sacked through deliberate leaks to the press and a concerted effort of many of Mr. Bush's most trusted minions.

But, in all honesty, I truly believe that, in this affair--like the firing of the US attorneys, Mr. Bush was entirely kept out of the loop. This conspiracy was carried out by White House political advisor Karl Rove, former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, Vice-President Dick Cheney and Mr Cheney’s former Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby ... plus others. The testimony over the next few weeks should put the matter to rest, I believe.

We all know that Mr Libby was recently convicted of four felonies relating to the leak of Ms Wilson's top-secret identity: two counts of perjury, one of obstruction of justice and one of making false statements to federal investigators. But exactly what will the others who were involved be charged with?

Mr. Bush could make good on his "promise" to the American people (made more than six months ago) that he would fire anyone who appeared to be involved "in any manner," but he seems to be going very slow in that regard.

In the meanwhile, the testimony of Ms. Wilson (Valerie Plame) on C-SPAN this past week was the most powerful "reality show" yet.