Serious Leak Needs Serious Look (ABC/WP- 70% say Special Counsel needed)

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/WorldNewsTonight/CIAleak_031001_poll.html


As my wife told me tonight
LET'S ROLL!

Oct. 1— Eight in 10 Americans say the alleged White House leak of a CIA operative's identity is a serious matter, and nearly seven in 10 say it should be investigated by a special counsel, not by the administration's own Justice Department.

Far fewer, 34 percent, think it's likely that President Bush himself knew in advance of the leak. But Bush faces other perception problems: Just under half of Americans, 47 percent, think the White House is "fully cooperating" with the investigation. Bush has signaled a preference for the Justice Department, not a special counsel, to investigate.

The news spread fast: In this poll, completed after the nightly news Tuesday, 68 percent of Americans said they'd heard or read about the issue. Those people were more likely to call it a "very" serious matter — but also less likely to suspect that Bush knew about it.

has anyone seen it?

No one believes that he could possibly pull something like this off.

Built in plausible deniability. This poll shows that only 67% have seen that W is not running the show.

And thanks for this encouraging news.