Had to diverge from the song-name titles for once to borrow an old Doonesbury tag. thx, Marvelous Mark, from teh Nixon days, and so appropriate it is, too.
Yes, today is the long fabled Day of Fitzmas. On which, we discover, that there are still honest men who work for the government, that our justice system CAN work, and that the Bush administration is filled with nothing but liars and petty vindictive assholes.
Okay, we already knew that last one.
The jury returned with a verdict of guilty on four out of five counts. So Libby is down to appeal, or bank on the pardon.
Personally, I wouldn't bank on the pardon. Wasn't it obvious that Scooter was being thrown under the bus?
But I remember the old days, when the rightosphere was atwitter with the injustice of it all, and how Libby's case would be thrown out (because there was no underlying crime was my personal favorite) or how the judge would dismiss. Or how it was much ado about nothing.
Nothing? Lying in the service of political payback. Maybe nothing in your world, buster, but a serious breach of what should be the inherent ethics of White House staffers.
So; nice job, Fitz. Keep yourself handy.
Matt Gaetz, Deadhead
11 hours ago
It was great listening to them a year ago saying that it would never go to court. Now I am enjoying Bush say he's staying out of it. When the subpenoa comes, he won't be out of it!
ReplyDeleteThe same lies are coming around again: there is no underlying crime; Fitz is a loose cannon; or exceeded his authority, or is a Democratic operative; Plame was not covert; to which they've added a new twist. Scooter is a really nice guy, and deserves a pardon!
ReplyDeleteex-squeeze me? There's plenty of nice guys in prison. Libby committed a CRIME and did it in full knowledge it was a crime to do so. Doesn't matter if he loves his kids and rescues stray kittens, he's a criminal.
But; Henry Waxman is apparently on the job. He has asked Fitzgerald and Valerie Plame to testify before his committee. Maybe the can of stinky worm puke is starting to be opened. Slowly; cuz it really smells.
Beyond that, may I just observe that Valerie Plame is a lovely woman. Regardless of the outcome, Joe Wilson is a lucky man.