Things That Make Me Go WTHeck?

Originally posted at: 2BucksWorth.com

Riddle me this: why did the media and congressional Democrats have a hissy fit over the the supposed outing of supposedly covert agent Valerie Plame, and why did we need a special prosecutor to charge Scooter Libby (although we later found out it was Democrat Richard Armitage who blabbed); when the Obama Administration and ABC News outed the two CIA contractors who oversaw the waterboarding program?

Valerie Plame hadn't done anything more covert than mowing the lawn for two years before she made herself news by sending her husband to Niger (who was not a spy) when then wrote a column about it, yet the mere mention of her name (which was widely known in Washington) was a breach of national security. Where's the outrage now that the White House has signed these two men's death warrants?

You can argue the merits of waterboarding as an interrogation technique all you want, but how has putting these two men's name, picture, and life's story in the public eye making us any safer? If fact, I would posit that doing so makes the two contractors much less safe, open to the attacks of nutball activists or worse, jihadis bent on revenge.

Remember, when the Democrats gained majorities in congress in 2006, the Valerie Plame incident was examined as possible grounds for impeachment of President Bush. I suppose now they'll be looking into giving President Obama the same treatment. I won't be holding my breath.

Nolanbuck