the president learned about the i.d. report when we all did if you were watching the cycle, but the head of the white house counsel was told weeks earlier and didn t let her boss know. jay carney was grilled on it again last hour. the white house counsel did and she informed other senior staff and with that in informing she also made clear it was her view and others shared this view that there was not a need in a situation like this with an ongoing investigation or audit that the president should be notified. plus the deputy treasury secretary knew last summer before the elections, and also kept mum. let s start with someone you can t keep mum, washington post political columnist dana willbank or as they call him on snl, diana. what is this about? once again, they re taking a real problem and attacking unreal political motives about