SocraticGadfly: Cooper-Rove and “double super secret background”

July 10, 2005

Cooper-Rove and “double super secret background”

Well, Newsweek’s latest about Karl Rove’s role in outing Valerie Plame is online.

I have to comment re the title of this post. Cooper e-mails his bureau chief, Michael Duffy:
“Spoke to Rove on double super secret background for about two mins before he went on vacation ...”

I know you’re trying to indicate the degree of confidentiality, Matt, but geez, “double super secret background”? Sounds like some kids’ club and its passwords.

Which, come to think about it, since we’re talking about arguably the most powerful man in Washington and one of the somewhat preening stars of its establishmentarian media, is probably just about right.

Rove treats this like a kid raiding the cookie jar, and, to borrow a phrase from Atrios, Cooper want to advance to the innermost ranks of the Kool Kids Klub.

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