Do you ever get the feeling that Karl Rove really, really wants to be punished?

I think he does--he keeps doing things that remind me of nothing so much as the spoiled child acting out. Who does so because even if he's not concious of it, on some, deepest level, he really wants his mommy to step in and set boundaries.

(I know something about such children)

Most recently, he said,

"Secrecy and confidentiality are necessary for every government, especially when you're at war."...

"I love how the last eight years, this White House, the Bush White House, was criticized for being tight-lipped. We didn't leak."

Via Christy Hardin Smith. If you need any reminder of why this has about as much relation to the truth as Fat Tony and his goons on The Simpsons have to legitimate businessmen, follow that link.

Otherwise, reflect on those comments. Is he asking for anything other than to be arrested in as rough a manner as possible--you know, where he "trips and falls" two or three times on his way to jail?

Are you listening, Eric Holder? It's not just what the country wants--and they do--it's what Rove himself wants. Do us all the favor.