A Leaking Ship of State

The recent revelation by Scooter Libby that he was authorized by President Bush to release classified information has many pointing out that when you're president, it's not illegal to release formerly classified information, since as president you have the authority to declassify it. But it also has many wondering what kind of ethical framework the administration has in place when it authorizes the outing of CIA agents merely to take revenge on someone exercising his right to free speech, i.e. Plame's husband. I think we set the bar too low when we expect the president's actions to be merely legal. Is that the best we can do? Elect a man president and hold him to the not-too-high standard that he not act criminally?