…the party’s over.

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity.

Awe… and just when the campaign was getting revved up.

Of course, even in reporting the death of this case, the MSM misleads readers by making it appear the case was dismissed purely on jurisdictional grounds…

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove and former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter’’ Libby.

In reality:

For the reasons given above, plaintiffs have failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted with respect to their four causes of action asserted directly under the Constitution.

Happy trails, attention whores.