Oh, what patriots these jingoists be!
None of 'em are offended by risking this lady, her family and the people with whom she had worked. None of 'em. Because it was politically expedient, I guess, and they will do anything for power.
Valerie Plame:
When she found out the Novak column had blown her cover, "it felt like I had been hit in the gut ... I thought of my family's safety, the agents', the networks I had worked with".
"I had no political agenda, Joe had no political agenda - we were both looking to serve our country."
Arf (Chickenhawks, Bow. Hell, even chickens and hawks have spines.)