Today’s item involves “a senior Justice Department official,” quoted in Eric Lichtblau’s New York Times article, Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying. Lichtblau writes: MORE »

Here is the first wave of responses to the inaugural installment of the Senior Administration Official Guessing Game. We wanted to know: Who was the administration official who tattled to the Times about the White House’s successful “pitch Alito as boring but levelheaded” strategy?

One of you immediately guessed, “Karl Rove!” But, contrary to general belief, Rove is not behind everything that happens in this town.

More guesses — including what appears to be a very informed one — after the jump.

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