I don't know if you are following the whole Valerie Plame / Karl Rove issue, but I am following it like a freak'n junkie watches re-runs of CBS' Survivor reality show. If you are not following this, I understand there are a lot of 'stories' and 'spin' going on. If you want to read up on the latest, FactCheck has a super-sized timeline of events.

I am writing .. because, as I follow these nuggets of media deliciousness, I keep hearing how Valerie Plame is a "paper pusher" or "secretary" or "someone who sits behind a computer all day" or "someone who set up a gig for her husband". Well, there was an unofficial hearing held by the Senate Democratic Policy Council and the Democratic side of the House Government Reform Committee. At this hearing James Marcinkowski, a former CIA case officer and former prosecutor, testified. It is amazing how he explains 'NOC', 'Cover', & 'Secret' in simple terms. Here is a link to a journalist (David Corn) covering / watching Marcinkowski's testimony on CSPAN.