Remember the "What is the Prime Directive" Star Trek Episode?

Plame's husband wants Post to probe Woodward


Where Kirk destroys a computer by confusing it into execute itself as being violative of the "Prime Directive".

Imagine the teeth grinding of reporters everywhere as Bob Woodward reveals what everyone knew about Plame, and giving a great boost to Libbeys defense. Right now Reporters are going "How can we destroy Bob Woodward when he brought down Nixon? It just doesn't seem right". If they don't attack Woodward, they are violating the prime directive against Bush. If they do attack the guy who brought down a sitting republican, they also will violate the "Prime Directive" by, once again, eating one of their own ala Judith Miller.

No doubt some heads are going to explode