Joe Cotchett to represent Valerie Plame against Cheney

Joe Cotchett, Burlingame attorney, Democratic powerbroker, and preservation-oriented owner of several buildings in downtown Half Moon Bay will be the lead lawyer In Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against Vice President Cheney, "Scooter" Libby, and Karl Rove, say Matier & Ross in the Chronicle:

"Money is not what this case is about," Cotchett said Tuesday. "It’s (about) a little piece of paper—sometimes known as our Constitution."

There is already speculation that Cheney, citing executive immunity, will go untouched—and that the real target is Republican kingmaker Rove.