Live by the Patrick Fitzgerald sword, die by it?

Fitz, the Valerie Plame leak/coverup special prosecutor, now officially has the
Supreme Court imprimatur to go through reporters’ phone records to try to trace protected anonymous sources.

The snarky might rejoice in Judy Miller being in hot water again, but is this really that serious, or not?

I think it’s of concern, but not earth-shattering.

First, if you’re a source, use a pay phone. After the Jim McDermnott cell-phone recording issue of several years ago, a smart source already should NOT have been using a cell phone rather than a land line; ditto for a reporter.

And, Big Media has no rights more absolute than other businesses; ditto for reporters vs. other people.