I am fairly pessimistic myself over whether the truth will out. I hope you are not correct in your analysis that the truth will not matter. But, you could be right.
Well, when the MSM gets the 'synopsis' of Plame/Wilson right . . .or they feed that 'elephant in the livingroom'; I will more optimistic.
Cricket wrote: "Once this myth saturates public consciousness. . .the truth will not matter."
Cautor wrote: "I hope the grand jury is extended beyond October and her ass rots in the slammer for years."
Cricket, you have nailed what the problem is with the special prosecutor and grand jury. Any reasonably competent -- and honest -- prosecutor would quickly have uncovered the key information Enchante and other FReepers have found out about this case by simply using the internet. And that information makes it clear there was no crime centering on the Novak story. Heck, even the media said so in their court filings trying to prevent Cooper and Miller from being held in contempt.
In other words, the investigation into that incident should have ended almost before it began. Yet, like all of these politically motivated special prosecutors, Fitzgerald has been at this for two years, with no end in sight. Why? (Expiration of the GJ does not end his investigation. That only ends when he says it does.)
Pardon my deep skepticism, Cautor, but the last thing we need is for that grand jury to be extended and for Fitzgerald to make a career out of this pathetic case. I'm not one who believes Fitzgerald is targeting Wilson or anyone on the Left. Even though their plotting is obvious, I'm not sure a crime was committed by Wilson, Plame, etc., either. The most Fitzgerald will do, if he indicts anyone at all, is charge some poor dolt caught up in this thing with perjury because he's managed to trap the scared rabbit into a "material" mistatement or something like that.
Fitzgerald supposedly told the court he has nearly wrapped up the investigation. If that's so, then he has an obligation to clear the air quickly insofar as innocent parties are concerned. Otherwise, like Cricket so wisely pointed out, the truth will not matter once the myths saturate public consciousness.
I don't trust Fitzgerald and am sad to see so many FReepers have such high expectations for his investigation.