When the discussion was about Libby simply claiming he didn't remember, and was trying to be truthful, I thought he could make that argument.
But when they took to trying to show that Libby told the truth, I thought things looked bad for him, because while I could easily believe he could get things wrong in his interviews and testimony, I couldn't believe that even now he could believe what he had said was the truth.
Except for the Cooper charge, which of course he was found not guilty about, the charges were supportable, and required only a determination of whether you thought Libby was purposely misleading, or just confused, when he made the statements.
Libby didn't really present evidence that he was confused. Not testifying made it hard for the jury to accept that argument.
I think it's absurd he was tried on these charges when it was clear there was nothing to "obstruct", but I'm not hysterical about the verdict as some people are.
Hopefully, the judge will way the trivialness of the charges when passing sentence. And if the sentences are too harsh, hopefully Bush will pardon him at the end of his term.
Regretably, I disagree. Like this asinine jury, this judge is going to throw the book at Libby at sentencing. All the incentives -- personal and professional -- are with a brutal sentence.
Bush must pardon Libby after the '08 election and tell Reid and Pelosi to shove it where the sun don't shine. No one in DC wants to be on the wrong side of the MSM, even the judge.
I doubt the judge will throw anything out---it would undercut the whole premise that he let this thing go on as long as he did.
Denis Wilson .. still spilling his guts HERE