Posted on 09/13/2006 6:05:41 AM PDT by Stingray51
Many Republicans prefer to let the Dems shoot themselves in the foot aka self-destruction rather than kick sand in their faces. I too would like to see more spine.
First off, Fitzgerald is protected by statute and cant be sued for his official duties. Second, Fitzgerald is within his rights to "ask" that a witness such as Armitage not talk. However, Armitage has rights guaranteed under the constitution to talk if he wants to, even though asked not to. So it all falls back on Armitage. It was his decision.
Proud to be on the record as excoriating Armitage from the start. The man harmed our President, our troops, and he has nearly destroyed Libby.
That damned 'yellow cake' story seemed to go on forever. It could have been stopped immediately if Armitage had told the truth.
Matthews has gone on the record as saying the story is too complicated to go into now. Hah, he's moved on to other slanders in his neverending effort to harm our President.
Well, I don't feel sorry for Plame/Wilson.
They got what they deserved for their nepotism and the corruption at the CIA.
And Libby was attorney for Marc Rich who Fitzgerald was chasing.....!
To me, the only super scumbag in all of this is Fitzgerald. I expect all of the other players to act like they did.
Armitage needs to be charged. Libby needs to be let go. Armitage deliberately leaked this to several sources. I don't care if Valerie Plame was a janitor at the CIA, you don't go leaking CIA employees names to the media when you work in government.
I differ with many here who think that Valerie Plame was "too minor" to even need her identity protected. All CIA employees need protection. There are people who hate America and would love to kill even a janitor from the CIA. It's disgraceful what Armitage did.
Bump.
Everyone in D.C. knew it was Armitage from the very beginning. And everyone in D.C. knew Pflame worked for the CIA. She told everyone, and those she didn't tell, her low life loser hubby told.
I am assuming that Novak told Fitzy in the Grand Jury who his source was.......Fitzy has some "splainin' to do...as does Armitage and Powell!! FREE SCOOTER!!
Well according to Wilson he said he went to the State Department to get their *OK* before he ever went to Niger. So hardly points the only finger to Val gal as being the culprit that got Wilson on this venture.
Wilson was an inside Clinton guy, helped Clinton on the Africa tour and was according to him NSA-Africa, so that would have made his connected to Richard Clarke.
Agreed.
Democrats are just domestic terrorists, and the appropriate strategy with terrorists is always offense.
Ping
I think the president will wait until AFTER the election, then he will pardon Scooter...
Agreed.
Democrats are just domestic terrorists, and the appropriate strategy with terrorists is always offense.
bump
Not really sure. Could be something with Powell but I think maybe its something about Armitage's big ego. Perhaps he was miffed that Wilson was sent to Niger and got all the publicity without him knowing about it so he was getting back at Wilson for fact he was not kept in the loop?
LOL!! Good one!!
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