Rev as much as I enjoy our verbal sparring....
Your misdirections don't work on me. We are not talking about Robert Novak. We are talking about whether or not Mark Felt is a traiter.
I said in a round about way no he is not a traiter. He is not a hero either.
My "misdirection" is commenting on your "misdirection" regarding Clinton. You made a comment about a political figure that you dislike (whom I dislike also), so I made a comment about a political figure I dislike. You made a somewhat modern day comment, so I made a somewhat modern day comment.
Indeed. I do not think Felt is a traitor because he ratted out criminals.
When should one leak sensitive information, even if it is illegal/unethical to do so? If you know a superior is committing crimes, do you have a responsibility to make sure said criminal is punished? What if seeking justice is illegal? (Funny, that seeks volumes for our legal system.)
There is some thoughts on whether Felt released the information to seek justice or to seek revenge. I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes. Or for that matter, how much of a difference it is. If it was seeking revenge, one could argue that he did the right thing for the wrong reasons.
There is little doubt these days that Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal. Did he deserve to be sack'd for committing political espionage? I personally believe so. While a President should be given some leeway, breaking into a political opposition's office is slightly beyond the line.