The New York Daily News has the riveting account of a panel discussion about Judith Miller and Karl Rove that took place yesterday. The following exchange was particularly notable:

“I think this certainly is one of the biggest stories of our age,” said [Vanity Fair writer Michael] Wolff. “If the guy closest to the President has potentially committed a felony … The President said, ‘If anyone is involved in this in my administration, they’re going to get fired.’ … If Karl Rove were out of business, that’s a f-ing big story.”
“You guess, and then you write!” [Washington Post columnist Richard] Cohen blasted later at Wolff. “This is a crappy little crime, and it may not be a crime at all.”

What a relevant and intelligent debate. F-ing big story or crappy little crime: You make the call.