Enough purple fingers, already. MSM, why so quiet on the Rove/GJ2 story?

[npincus]

Fitz met with the GJ yesterday, the 'buzz' on the BLOG-O-SPHERE is that Rove's goose may be cooked... a National Review piece yesterday mentioned "rumors flying around Washington" about a possible Rove indictment- an excerpt:

http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200512140829.asp


There have been rumors flying around Washington in the last few days that Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, might soon be indicted in the CIA leak investigation. At least for now, the rumors appear to be based on someone hearing that someone else had heard something, or that someone had gotten a sense that something was about to happen and told someone else. Are there any facts to back up such gossip and guessing? No one seems to know.


But it is true that there is growing nervousness among people who support Rove's side in the case. They know that prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, in addition to presenting some new evidence to a new federal grand jury, has also re-presented previously-gathered evidence to that grand jury. To most observers, that suggests Fitzgerald could be planning to indict someone.

Rove's supporters also know that the time is about right for something to happen. Back in late October, when Fitzgerald indicted Vice President Dick Cheney's then-chief-of-staff Lewis Libby, he refrained from taking action in Rove's case because of a new argument made by Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin. That new argument, everyone agreed, would take a while to check out and assess. Now, it seems likely that enough time has passed; Fitzgerald has either found Rove's and Luskin's case persuasive or he hasn't.

If Rove were to be indicted — and for all anyone on the outside knows, there might be someone else in Fitzgerald's sights — most people knowledgeable about the case believe charges would stem from the presidential adviser's testimony about his brief July 11, 2003, conversation with Time magazine's Matthew Cooper.


So tell me, why has the MSM been so QUIET on this matter? There was MUCHO air time given to speculation and consequences if Rove and Libby were to be indicted the FIRST go-round.... Rove is still (my opinion) the bigger Fish than the Libster. And all signs are pointing to SOMETHING cooking- Fitz appears to be warming up the grill. So why has the MSM been so quiet? i did not hear the latest events mentioned anywhere but "Hardball" (I missed KO). And "Hardball" got it wrong- they said, incorrectly, the GJ was dismissed.

When is the MSM giong to report this story? Why doesn't this merit a few seconds of air time?

[SteppingRazor]

1. because they don't want to report a bunch of hearsay and speculation?

Don't worry. If these rumors pan out, and Rove is indicted by the Grand Jury, I think it just might make the news. Maybe. ;)