Scooter Libby

This is the weird thing about the whole Scooter Libby affair: if he was the sole leaker in this whole fiasco, why would he lie about his role (whether he was the source or he had heard it from reporters)? He would have no reason to protect the Vice President, since, as they both are officials that can speak about classified information (I'm not even stipulating that the identity of Valerie Plame was even classified at all) to each other, the Vice President is free pass along information to him with no legal consequence.

In the sole leaker scenario, the only reason for Libby to lie is to protect himself. However, since it appears that there is strong evidence to show that Libby was the source that he couldn't possibly hide, the reasons come down to panic or honest mistake.

All in all, whatever happens, it seems that the administration, barring some incredible discovery, is insulated from this entire affair.