End of an Affair [Plame]

Washington Post ^ | September 1, 2006

[Adrastus]

I understand that Powell was a particpant in keeping quiet Armitages involvement. Nothing like having sharks in your swmming pool.

[WOSG]

"BTT. That last paragraph was pure dynamite. Mr. Wilson will now be relegated to the likes of The Village Voice and Vanity Fair and even less reputable rags such as the NY Times. As long as he resides in a comfortably liberal city where reality is very slow to sink in he'll do just fine."

Alger Hiss was Soviet spy and a traitor to this country. To people with a brain he was discredited by Whittaker Chambers in the Hiss-Chambers case in the lat 1940s.

To Liberals he remained a hero until his death, and only when KGB fiels confirmed he was a spy for Stalin, 50 years later, did the hard-core believers relent.

Dont underestimate the liberal capacity for self-delusion.

[demlosers]

Can't believe the Washington Post wrote that. Guess this "story" is dead now.

However, there are still many falsehoods being written by WashPO in this editorial.

[MJY1288]

You know how much time and research I have spent on this FRAUD, Nothing boils my blood more than this OBVIOUS fraud Joe Wilson.

If the truth were to be told about this scam, John Kerry and his campaign staff have their fingerprints all over this deception of the American people by his people and the DNC enablers in the MSM

[JennysCool]

Couldn't disagree more. Like all useful liberal idiots once they have outlived their usefulness, Joe Wilson is now officially "Joe Who?" This piece cements it.

Beltway cocktail party lists are now being adjusted accordingly.

I give the Wilson-Plame marriage less than six months. It's outlived its usefulness, too.

[ChadGore]

Re:We need to make Democrats eat a big plate of crow here. They deserve it.

I agree! Have Tony Snow start each presser by announcing "Karl Rove will be indited in 48 hours."

[CedarDave]

WE'RE RELUCTANT to return to the subject of former CIA employee Valerie Plame ...

The only thing the Post is reluctant about is having to admit that it wasn't the President's staff who leaked Plame's name. But they still get in a few digs at Liddy and VP Cheney.

[CaptainK]

Has the NY Times gotten around to their editorial yet?

[woofie]

because of our oft-stated belief that far too much attention and debate in Washington has been devoted to her story and that of her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, over the past three years.

How many trees lost their lives for Joe and Val? How many did the WAPO cut down?

[Howlin]

All of that might have been avoided had Mr. Armitage's identity been known three years ago.

They neglected to mention Mr. Armitage's scum pal, Colin Powell. He knew, too.

[cardinal4]

I had to read it twice to make sure I was reading what I thought I was reading!

Me, too. I guess the only real fact is Joe Wilson pimped his wife to sell books..

[Howlin]

You are so right.

[Torie]

Game, set and match, as to team Bush attempting to deflect and marginalize, its critics, on this matter, but Scooter is still in trouble on perjury charges, which have nothing to do with who leaked what, when, and whether it was illegal. It appears the leak was not illegal, and Scooter leaked "late." Scooter it appears to me had poor legal advice, or no legal advice, before he testified, for a host of reasons. I could more into that, but I am going to bed, instead.

The bottom line, is one should not lie under oath, ever, and rarely otherwise, unless a "white" lie. That is hard core wiring with me. I don't give much slack to liars. That is something I have learned over time. Just tell the truth, and let it all hang out. It does a body good.

[Carolinamom]

According to Byron York (National Review), Joe and Valerie are STILL going forward w/their court case against Rove, Cheney, and Libby....Their lawyer said Armitage was just 'gossiping' and isn't included in the 'conspiracy' against them.

If they had the capacity for SHAME, they would become hermits. However, we can expect another op-ed in the NYT from Joe any day now.

Armitage, Powell, and Fitzgerald are still silent about their own perfidy.

[Howlin]

Who said he lied? Fitzgerald, who knew from the beginning exactly WHO "outed" Valerie Plame?

[Howlin]

I hope they do go forward with their case. I need something to enterain myself with next winter.

[machogirl]

maybe this will be the end of plame's book deal

[1066AD]

Yes and that Fitzgerald knew this back then as well. I really hope Libby and others affected can somehow get their legal costs reimbursed, their bills must be dreadful.

[Carolinamom]

It will certainly be a howler. Nothing worse than to be laughed AT.

[The Electrician]

And I'm waiting to hear of the sanctions that the Washington Post is going to take against their reporters who falsely reported aspects of this story and fanned the flames... I'm waiting... I'm still waiting... Still waiting...