how could it be that a political operative is now speaking out on perhaps the most sensitive national security matters that the nation confronts?  These questions come to mind in the wake of Axelrod’s Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” 

Host Joe Scarborough said to Axelrod--in a statement, not a question--“It is very obvious that the White House is leaking classified information.” And how, exactly, did Axelrod respond?

Axelrod answered, “I can tell you that the president of the United States did not leak classified information, as Mitt Romney suggested yesterday, and he didn’t authorize the leak of information, as Mitt Romney suggested yesterday.”