[FairOpinion]

EXACTLY.

The investigation should never have gotten started. If you read the Acts above, it's clear that Valerie Plame did NOT qualify as a covert agent, therefore "revealing" her name is NO crime. So why do we have a special prosecutor digging for two years to investigate, when there is no crime?!

[goodnesswins]

THAT'S what I've been wondering.....wondering what the Dems are trying to HIDE about others???? Decoy. Hillary's troubles?

[umgud]

Are ya telling me that Chrissy Matthews has lathered himdelf into an unnecessary frenzy?

[RBroadfoot]

"So why do we have a special prosecutor digging for two years to investigate, when there is no crime?!"

Because GWB can't help himself from making nice with Democrats!

He was really serious about the "uniter, not a divider" a few years back. But, outside of Texas, that's a fool's errand.

Reminds me of Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the football.

[Mo1]

ping

[isthisnickcool]

There should be indictments. Whoever falsely accused anyone of violating laws that they did not should be in trouble.

[spyone]

There should have been an investigation. I agree no crime was committed that we know about. I don't rule out indictments against parties we have no knowledge about...ie. reporters/democrats/cia personnel...here's hoping.

[MJY1288]

The RATS are in for a surprise IMHO, I believe several people in the CIA will be indicted for conspiring to undermine the foreign policy of the United States of America, and Joe Wilson, his OVERT Wife, as well as her boss will be on the list

[B Knotts]

I never understood how they could appoint a special prosecutor to investigate this, when it seemed to me that it pretty clearly did not involve any crime.

[Paraclete]

Barone is still one of the best thinkers/observers/pundits out there. Is it possible we're witnessing a lot of chaff to hide the real target of the prosecutor -- rogue elements in the CIA?

[Enterprise]

bump

[Brillo_Breaks]

There are other laws this could fall under. Not to mention that there could be indictments for related crimes like perjury, obstruction of justice, or conspiracy. I doubt Fitzgerald spent all this time and effort over something we found out after about five minutes of reviewing the laws. He's nowhere near that incompetent and thinking he is is frankly, ludicrous. Not to mention a great deal of the information they're looking at is classified info that none of us know. Don't go jumping the gun quite yet on this...

[Jaysun]

EXACTLY.
The investigation should never have gotten started. If you read the Acts above, it's clear that Valerie Plame did NOT qualify as a covert agent, therefore "revealing" her name is NO crime. So why do we have a special prosecutor digging for two years to investigate, when there is no crime?!

I've concluded that this isn't an investigation, it's a witch hunt. That gives us reason to worry because if they're willing to overlook the blatantly obvious fact that no crime could have been committed, they're certainly capable of overlooking any facts that might stand in the way of an indictment.

[thoughtomator]

Maybe because reporters committed crimes pertaining to the matter?

[FlingWingFlyer]

If Fitzy is dumb enough to get on his knees for his DNC massas and hand down indictments, I'd give anything to see Goss come out and say, "I've been through the ho's record. She was a desk jockey not a superspy."

[RasterMaster]

The DUmocrats will have to cheat in order to eat their Fitzmas candy. It never occurs to them that the 1-5 indictments could be:

1. Wilson

2. Plame

3. Miller

4. Russert

5. Novak

[Dolphy]

And it is almost certainly true neither of the statutes that might cover the situation -- the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 and the Espionage Act of 1917 -- was violated, at least by anyone in the administration.

Didn't the DOJ investigate this for a couple of months before turning it over to Fitzgerald? Surely they would have determined Plame's status and in talking with Novak determined if her name or just status as Wilson's wife was leaked. Or did they turn up something that caused them to bring in Fitzgerald?

[Christian4Bush]

btt

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

...just about everything Wilson said publicly about his trip to Niger was untrue. He said that he had discredited reports that Iraq sought to buy uranium in Niger. But the CIA people to whom he reported concluded that, if anything, he substantiated such reports.

[FairOpinion]

Another good article:

Will Karl Rove Be Another Indicted for a Non-Crime?

Even the ultra-liberal (actually leftist) NY Times said that Rove and Libby will more than likely be exonerated of the charge of "outing" former covert CIA agent Valerie Plame and that they did not violate the 1982 Intelligence Identities Protection Act. But, the Times went on to say that Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald would probably indict at least Rove on his inability to correctly remember a conversation he may have had. HOLD IT! During the Clinton Whitewater hearings both Bill and Hillary Clinton said they 'couldn't remember things' over 1,300 times combined! Neither one of them were indicted for their consistent lapses of memory. But, they were both Democrats. Rove and DeLay are not. Do you see a conspicuous and defined pattern here?

[McGavin999]

So why do we have a special prosecutor digging for two years to investigate, when there is no crime?!

When Novak called the CIA to verify info on Plame, they did NOT tell him she was covert, nor did they warn him off of printing his story. Hmmmmmmm.