Is anyone besides me put off by the howling and whining about Karl Rove? See here. If the man violated the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, he'll be prosecuted. If he didn't, he won't. Let the legal process work. But liberals and journalists have no interest in the legal process. Liberals hate Rove almost as much as, and perhaps more than, they hate President Bush, for they think the president a puppet of Rove. If they can topple Rove, they will (they think) weaken the president. Journalists have no patience. They need a story, especially during the dog days of summer when not much else is happening in Washington. If the story isn't there, they manufacture it. I think a lot of journalists despise Rove and other members of the administration, such as Vice President Dick Cheney. Journalists need leaks, and this administration is almost leakproof. It frustrates journalists. Frustration leads to aggression. If there is any justice in this world, the journalistic obsession with this story will turn people against journalists even more than they already are.
Addendum: Liberals have been out of power for so long, in every branch of government (with the possible exception of the Supreme Court), that they've become the opposition party. They seem incapable of acting. All they do is react to what conservatives do. They have no programs; they have only criticisms. Liberal impotence can be measured by the degree to which liberals grasp for any advantage, however small, such as taking down the president's adviser. It's sad. Liberals should get out of their negative, defeatist mindset. They need to decide—and articulate—what they stand for, what they want, and why they want it. Unless and until they do this, they will remain powerless. Do I want liberals to regain power? No. Liberal programs have all but destroyed this great country. Do I want liberals to vigorously present their ideas? Yes. Our system needs two healthy political moralities (or parties), not just one.
Addendum 2: Michelle Malkin has a long post about what she calls "Rove-Mania."