Why Novak is finally only now talking? Murray Waas had the story long ago: Novak writes in his column for tomorrow: "Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed my attorneys that after two and one-half years, his investigation of the CIA leak case concerning matters directly relating to me has been concluded. That frees me to reveal my role in the federal inquiry..."
Why were all the other reporters free to talk about their role at any time, and Novak not allowed to? Maybe, as the Waas story showed, prosecutors believed that Novak and Rove may have devised a cover story to get Rove off the hook. And why would they devise a cover story? Here's one reason: Back in 1992, Rove was fired by Bush 41 because :
In 1992 in an incident well known in Texas, Mr. Rove was fired from the state campaign to re-elect the first President Bush on suspicions that Mr. Rove had leaked damaging information to Mr. Novak about Robert Mosbacher Jr., the campaign manager and the son of a former commerce secretary.
What was that saying in those Chucky horror movies? "We're friends 'til the end, remember?"
Novak doesn't address those questions at all in his column. The question is whether any of his fellow traditional media colleagues will ask him the right embarrassing questions and compel him--yes, I say compel him--to answer to them and the public. Don't hold your breath.
