"Mr. McClellan ... had spoken from the same podium on Oct. 10, 2003, after the Justice Department began its formal investigation into the leak, and specifically said that neither Mr. Rove nor two other officials - Elliot Abrams, a national security aide, and I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff - were involved."

"Mr. McClellan brushed aside questions about whether the president would follow through on his pledge, repeated just over a year ago, to fire anyone in his administration found to have played a role in disclosing the officer's identity. And he declined to say when Mr. Bush learned that Mr. Rove had mentioned the C.I.A. officer in his conversation with the Time reporter."

I guess he wasn't lying, considering Rove personally assured the President and the Press Secretary that he wasn't involved!

Hmm, odd actions for an innocent man.

So now the fundamental question becomes, will Rove be fired when he is hit with criminal charges?