A different take on the CIA leak mess

Instapundit cites this article who cites this Instapundit article.

What is the bottom line of their points?

This excerpt from Hobbsonline:

It is simply absurd for there to be a hugely expensive scandal investigation when, in fact, the identity of the leaker is already known to six reporters whose news organizations will, no doubt, be hammering the White House to find and reveal the leaker. The person or persons who leaked the CIA agent's identity did not blow the whistle on a scandal and, therefore, deserve protection. The leak IS the scandal. National security demands the press put the national interest above its own.

Pretty wild, eh?