The shit hits the fan this week

It's going to be an exciting week here in Brilliantland. First, there are going to be significant layoffs at my place of employment. I should be OK, but there are no guarantees. So cross your fingers for me, folks, and cross a few for the casualties, too.

But more importantly, unless Lawrence O'Donnell is completely full of shit, it's definitely Rove, and the rubber is going to hit the road on this story this week, as he reveals in the Huffington Post:

I revealed in yesterday's taping of the McLaughlin Group that Time magazine's emails will reveal that Karl Rove was Matt Cooper's source. I have known this for months but didn't want to say it at a time that would risk me getting dragged into the grand jury.

McLaughlin is seen in some markets on Friday night, so some websites have picked it up, including Drudge, but I don't expect it to have much impact because McLaughlin is not considered a news show and it will be pre-empted in the big markets on Sunday because of tennis.

Since I revealed the big scoop, I have had it reconfirmed by yet another highly authoritative source. Too many people know this. It should break wide open this week. I know Newsweek is working on an 'It's Rove!' story and will probably break it tomorrow.

For those whose reaction to this will be "=Yawn=", let me remind you of what your own Fearless Leader/Messiah said about the Plame case last year:

This is a very serious matter, and our administration takes it seriously. As members of the press corps here know, I have, at times, complained about leaks of security information, whether the leaks be in the legislative branch or in the executive branch. And I take those leaks very seriously.

And, therefore, we will cooperate fully with the Justice Department. I've got all the confidence in the world the Justice Department will do a good, thorough job. And that's exactly what I want them to do, is a good, thorough job. I'd like to know who leaked, and if anybody has got any information inside our government or outside our government who leaked, you ought to take it to the Justice Department so we can find out the leaker.

I have told my staff, I want full cooperation with the Justice Department. And when they ask for information, we expect the information to be delivered on a timely basis. I expect it to be delivered on a timely basis. I want there to be full participation, because, April, I am most interested in finding out the truth.

Now, all those people who focused on Bill Clinton committing perjury for lying about a blowjob...is there going to be a similar outcry for the perpetrator of perjury about leaking a CIA operative's name to the press to be brought to justice when said perpetrator works for a Republican administration?

(hat tip: Americablog)