re: I doubt it will result in a criminal proceeding
It certainly puts the patriotism smears in perspective though. Here's a group of people who arguably committed treason with a known accuser and suspects. These same people get off telling others how unpatriotic they are so how patriotic does Rove look in all this?
It seems the patriotic argument is just right wing hypocrisy, they are only concerned with the unpatriotic left wing, the right can do anything they want.