[bryanthompson]

Okay, if we're going to play 'who has the nuttier conspiaracy theory,' I'll give it a shot:

Joe wilson, upset that he couldn't fit in with the Bush admin, leaks the name of his wife, who was in no danger and was pretty visable as a CIA agent anyway, in an effort to make the whitehouse look bad. He knew that Rove would be blamed on it, and that the media would go nuts. He'd be able to play the victim role, as we all know democrats are wont to do.