TIME.com: NOC, NOC. Who's There? A Special Kind of Agent -- Oct. 27, 2003: "security agencies all over the world are now quietly running Plame's name through their data banks, immigration records and computer hard drives as the White House leak scandal continues to percolate. Officials with two foreign governments told TIME that their spy catchers are quietly checking on whether Plame had worked on their soil and, if so, what she had done there. Which means if one theme of the Administration leak scandal concerns political vengeance -- did the White House reveal Plame's identity in order to punish Wilson for his public criticism of the case for war with Iraq?--another theme is about damage. What has been lost, and who has been compromised because of the leak of one spy's name? And who, if anyone, will pay for that disclosure?"

Thanks to AngryBear, this from Time Magazine about the possible repercussions of the CIA outing. Can someone tell me with a straight face that had Clinton done this, we wouldn't be talking impeachment proceedings or at least serious independent prosecutions?