When the walls come crumblin' down...

From Political Wire:

If you've been expecting charges against White House officials in the CIA leak case, you might be wondering what's taking so long. News this morning suggests the scope of special prosecutor's inquiry is much wider than previously thought.

According to the Wall Street Journal, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald "may be exploring whether to charge White House officials with revealing ordinary classified information... Lawyers and others close to the case say he may be piecing together a case that White House officials conspired to leak various types of classified material in conversations with reporters," including Valerie Plame's identity "but also other secrets related to national security."

The New York Times says Fitzgerald is also considering "perjury, obstruction of justice and false statement" charges -- "counts that suggest the prosecutor may believe the evidence presented in a 22-month grand jury inquiry shows that" Karl Rove and Scooter Libby "sought to cover up their actions."

A cover up? By Republicans? I don't believe it.