Plame gossip - may be important for Rove

WaPo has a big story outlining the whole Luskin argument clearing Rove. Little problem with that.

One person familiar with the case said the Novak-Luskin conversation is not what prompted Rove to change his testimony in the case. In fact, this person said, Novak told Luskin about the Rove-Cooper connection before Rove's first appearance before the grand jury in February 2004. In that appearance, Rove testified that he did not recall talking to Cooper about Plame. It was not until October 2004 that Rove told the grand jury he recalled the Cooper chat.

So, Luskin/Rove can't claim that V Novak reminded Luskin and this led to a civic minded remembering between Rove's grand jury appearances. Ooops. Or is this somebody warning V. Novak that Fitzgerald knows the truth and not to risk perjury telling the Luskin version of events? Couple days before she is to testify and you could expect that she would see this article.

I would love to know who this source is. Vandehei obviously takes leaks from the Rove and Libby camps, but there's someone else "familiar with the case" who keeps shooting down their exculpatory spin. Is somebody in Fitzgerald's office on "double super secret background?" I would love to know.

And as an amateur Plameologist, I can say one thing with certainty, the investigation is not over, and Rove is certainly still in the crosshairs. Probably going to be a flurry here as Fitzgerald gets more testimony into evidence and all the defense lawyers try to spin their stories, then it will go quiet again for awhile. Then there will be sudden rumors, and Rove will be indicted or not.