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# ‘Leak’should have been exposed years ago
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/leakshould-have-been-exposed-years-ago-editor/
- Published: 2006-04-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:33:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Flo Ginsburg Santa Monica*

President Bush didn’t “just” leak Valerie Plames’ name and position. For two years he caused enormous taxpayer funds to be spent on what turns out to be a wild goose chase.

We taxpayers paid investigators, attorneys, stenographers and a myriad of professionals to “find” who leaked the information.

For years Bush caused these expenditures for no reason whatsoever, except to imply he was not involved.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 12, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)