“It’s Scooter Libby.”

Yeah, she buried the lede all the way at the bottom, didn’t she? And then she goes on extended leave. How conve-e-e-e-e-n-ient.

I bet Keller, Sulzberger, and the WHIG are praying that throwing Scooter to the wolves stops the bleeding. Nixon tried that with the modified, limited hangout strategy. Let’s see if it works.

NOTE For more on the WHIG, The Times, and Miller, Sulzberger, and Keller, see Outing Valerie Plame is the tape on the Watergate doors, and The Grey Lady that did not bark in the night. UPDATE I’ve organized this series of posts into a book. Click on the “Previous” and “Next” buttons to follow the story as it unfolds for us.