It's not just Jason Leopold who erred in reporting Karl Rove broke the law or was facing a federal indictment:

Josh Marshall:

Rove (and, though we're not supposed to say it yet, several of his colleagues) did something obviously wrong and reckless. And they probably broke several laws by the time it was all done.

Pretty much every Republican in Washington today works for Karl Rove. So they can't deal with that fact. But fact it is.

Lawrence O'Donnell:

The One Very Good Reason Karl Rove Might Be Indicted

Joseph Wilson:

At the end of the day it is of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frogmarched out of the White House in handcuffs, and trust me, when I use that name, I measure my words.

Like Truthout.org, it seems "getting out in front of the news cycle" has been an epidemic in this case.