It's Easy to Lose Your Security Clearance
Unless you are Karl Rove

An article in the LA Times this morning describes the issues raised by Plamegate and the continued presence of Karl Rove in the inner sanctum of the White House. The following excerpt of the opening paragraphs give a hint at what is to come:

An intelligence analyst temporarily lost his top-secret security clearance because he faxed his resume using a commercial machine.

An employee of the Defense Department had her clearance suspended for months because a jilted boyfriend called to say she might not be reliable.

An Army officer who spoke publicly about intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 attacks had his clearance revoked over questions about $67 in personal charges to a military cellphone.

But in the White House, where Karl Rove is under federal investigation for his role in the exposure of a covert CIA officer, the longtime advisor to President Bush continues to enjoy full access to government secrets.