There was no undrerlying crime. Fitzgerald knew that a long time ago. Special prosecutors should be banned for the duration of the republic. They just can't help themselves. As we speak there is still a special prosecutor investigating Cisneros. It's the height of absurdity.
I had totally forgotten about Cisneros until yesterday when I saw reports the Republicans in congress were moving to close down the investigation. Why, you ask, is there still an ongoing investigation anyway? Well, until the special prosecutor finishes the investigation there can be no final report. Since the final report in the Cisneros case is going to embarrass a lot of very important Democrats they've kept the investigation open to preclude the issuance of the report.
It's ironic. Democrats can't wait for the Fitzgerald report and are howling for blood but refuse to clear the way for the Cisneros report because it's going to hurt them.
If Rove or Libby get indicted for lying to the grand jury or to an FBI agent, they should be shot for stupidity. They know better.