A Rove Perjury Rap? The speculation grows intense — without any evidence (CIA LEAK)

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE.COM ^ | JULY 26, 2005 | BYRON YORK

[Phsstpok]

the difference between Rove's and Cooper's account of their conversation falls within the normal differences in recollection that often occur when two people are asked about the same event

there would be a crime if Matt Cooper destroyed notes that confirmed Rove's account in an attempt to "get" Rove. Cooper has said that he originally told investigators that he had notes of the conversation but when he testified before the grand jury he had no notes from the conversation (except his "double secret" email to his boss).

I think Cooper may be the one facing charges.

In a post on another thread I waxed lyrical about my dream of the entire democrat party facing RICO or treason charges over this rather obvious conspiracy.

Hey, I can dream, can't I?

[massgopguy]

On page 39 of the Senate Committee Report on Niger it says that the Reports Officer testified that the former ambassador's wife recommended her husband name to the Chief of the CPD. That person made the decision to send him. Check the CIA web-site to find out this person's name.

[MizSterious]

Wouldn't surprise me. This thing first reared its ugly head around election time; they needed an "issue," even if was based on anonymous sources (aka, "the voices in my head").

[Politics4Fun]

"I don't recall doing so"...this guy's born for politics. Rove is doing the right thing and affirming all discussions and context, meanwhile, everyone else is throwing in ambiguities and all other kinds of garbage.

Give me a break.

[Paradox]

This Rove thing is nothing but a giant circle jerk for the media. Its hilarious and disgusting at the same time..

[YaYa123]

It's good to read this one over again. Byron York deserves a medal, (or at least an attaboy), for keeping me from over-reacting to spit and spin from the drooling left.

And speaking of "drool", I think Chris Matthews will die of despair when Scooter Libby is not indicted!

[JmyBryan]

And the irony is that the left is always going after the CIA, the heart of the capitalist empire builders. But now, the CIA is beyond reproach. Russert says on MTP - we should let the CIA determine who is covert and who isn't - like the media never questions what the CIA says.

This whole thing stinks. The CIA/State angle is going to be exposed - the question is when.

[NRA1995]

I sure wish they'd stop adding "-gate" to the end of every so-called scandal.....getting old, it is.....

[DaiHuy]

"It will be an excellent (another) club for the GOP candidate to use against the "VERACITY" of the left..."

They have a box full of excellent clubs, they just never open it and select one.

[Steve_Seattle]

York is correct: slightly differing recollections of a year-old telephone conversation do not rise to the level of perjury, not even close, even if Rove did not have the corroborating email. Just more grasping at straws by the Bush haters.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I sure wish they'd stop adding "-gate" to the end of every so-called scandal.....getting old, it is....."

I've been saying this for years; it's neither clever nor accurate. It doesn't make any sense at all.

[Jonah Johansen]

Big Question/Worry for me is WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS GOING SO FAR OUT ON THE LIMB?
If Rove is not indicted or severely criticized by the Grand Jury report, then the Democrats and their media allies are going to have egg on their face big time. The media and the Democrats have already tried and convicted him. They are really taking a big chance, unless they know something we do not.
I have to suspect they have a source in the investigation who has told them Rove will be indicted. I find it hard to believe they would risk so much if there was the possibility of it backfiring.

I was hoping that Fitzgerald’s target was actually leaks by Democrats or those opposed to the Administration. Judith Miller’s past history of undermining his investigation into fake Islamic charities would explain why he insisted on her jailing and why she would choose jail rather than revealing a source. I was hoping the source she was protecting was the person who revealed the information to her, (possibly someone in Fitzgerald’s office), which hurt Fitzgerald's earlier investigation.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Once again, Plame WAS NOT A "COVERT AGENT" and hence was not "protected."

This is exactly the point that the MSM media (36 major organizations) made in their own "amici curiae" legal brief in the Miller/Cooper case last March. The duplicity is astounding. In that brief, they argued that Plame was not covert, had not been for many years, that the CIA was not trying to protect her identity, and that Wilson was not qualified for the Niger assignment. Moreover, they argued it was a misuse of the CIA statute to apply it in this case. While the MSM was privately arguing that there was probably no crime, they were publicly claiming there was definitely a crime and were trying to hang someone - anyone - in the Bush administration.

[Steve_Seattle]

"If Rove is not indicted or severely criticized by the Grand Jury report, then the Democrats and their media allies are going to have egg on their face big time."

In the minds of Freepers they will, but the general public won't take much notice. They have largely ignored the whole thing. Moreover, the media is not going to apologize about this or hang their head in sorrow; they'll just move on to something else. The whole thing will just quietly fade away. So there's no risk for the MSM in being wrong about this.

[slowhand520]

Matt Cooper is a fat slime ball that is 1/10th of a man.

[CyberAnt]

Everybody keeps leaving out the other major player in this STAGED event = HILLARY.

While she may have been campaigning for Kerry - secretly she HAD TO MAKE HIM LOSE - because she needed a clear field for her run in 2008.

[EagleUSA]

They have a box full of excellent clubs, they just never open it and select one.
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Is it not sad? A plethora of weapons to use against the libs, and they never do. I just hope before I am gone, that I get to see a REAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, with the courage, patriotism and fire of a Zell Miller, run against the slimey leftists and generate a landslide victory that puts the libs out of business for good.

[ken21]

time mag's already got him convicted.

[EagleUSA]

secretly she HAD TO MAKE HIM LOSE....
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Of course, and we sure did not hear the fire and brimstone from the Clintons during the so-called Kerry campaign, did we??

No -- just the din from the victory party at Hitlery's house when Kerry lost!!!