The real question is, was Plame engaged in any kind of covert operations at the time of the so-called "outing"? No one has yet been indicted for that. If she was, in fact engaged in some sort of covert work then the law has been broken and someone should be charged.

Even if she wasn't, if she and her lawyers can make a reasonable case that Plame and her family were put in increased danger to their lives by her being outed, they will at least have a chance in their civil suit.

What will be interesting to see will be what sort of "unexpectd fallout" might occur of the sort that got Clinton into so much hot water ("lying under oath", etc.), and also what sort of information might surface that the Bush people might find uncomfortable or inconvenient.