Shameful

James Taranto has a good article regarding Richard Armitage and the Plame affair. Some good observations:

As we observed on PBS 10 months ago, this was a "Seinfeld" scandal--an investigation about nothing.

Of course, much as this seemed like a sitcom, it had consequences in real life. Because Armitage did not come clean right away, many people suffered:

Millions of taxpayer dollars were wasted investigating a nonexistent crime.

Innocent White House officials were distracted from serving the country in order to participate in the investigation, which was in full swing a year ago when Hurricane Katrina struck.

Scooter Libby lost his job and was indicted for actions that never would have occurred but for the investigation.

The Democratic left, putting its faith in scandal to bring down the Bush administration, became even more fatuous and ineffective.

Wow, wonder if the Left will be calling for Armitage's head? Wonder if they'll go ballistic over at DailyKos and DU, wanting to see him "frogmarched" to jail? Silly me, of course not.

Read the whole thing.