Brilliant bit of political maneuvering by Sen. Reid :

Senate Democrats moved forcefully into the controversy surrounding White House aide Karl Rove on Thursday, calling for legislation to deny security clearances to officials who disclose the identity of an undercover agent.

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., sought to attach the proposal to a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, and aides said he hoped for a vote by day’s end.

It’ll be hard for the Republicans to hide their feelings about this situation much longer. As craven as Rove’s vocal defenders have been, you’ve gotta give them credit for at least being brave enough to speak in Rove’s defense. The rest of the GOP has been hiding under their desks all week hoping this whole mess will go away. You either take the leaking of national security secrets seriously or not. The Republicans in the Senate are about to find out that their days of having it both ways are numbered.