Posted on 03/11/2007 3:56:16 AM PDT by Laverne
Meanwhile Hillary illegaly holds 900+ FBI files and nothing is done. We damn sure don't want any of that law and order going on around the Nation.
A good article that finally tells the truth.
That truth is that Libby was convicted in a Kangaroo court where even the jurists realise they sacrificed Scooter Libby to the gods of Democratic political personal destruction.
Fitzgerald as large a piece of dog dung as he is ,is just a pawn used by the Democrats in their efforts to bring down the president.
This is one of the most shameful episodes in American Jidicial history and by doing their dirty work for them Fitzgerald has perhaps assured himself a high office in any democrat administration. I say perhaps because when the Dems look close even thaey might not want to be associated with his slime or have him in their proximity.
This man deliberately set out to hang someone close to Cheney, Scooter was available.
" but for the criminalization of politics "
Boy, does that phrase bring mixed feelings....
I understand what Mr. Steyn is getting at -- but I've also felt for years that congresscritter politicians would benefit from a (pardon the term) liberal application of tar 'n feathers....
"Politics", as practiced in 2007 America, *should* be declared a criminal act.....
ping
Makes my blood boil.
And the Bush administration played right into his hands by appointing him in the first place or even agreeing to a special prosecutor just to appease congressional Democrats.
Gross stupidity, and not just because of Scooter Libby, but also for the reason cited by the author - Fitzgerald and his kangaroo investigation dragged on casting a pall over the administration and, even more importantly, the war effort and the WoT.
Wow - I'm not familiar with Mark Steyn - which way does he generally lean in his editorials? He hit it right on.
Spot on!
Steyn is great as always, but I wish he would have addressed the Judge in the case. Fitzy is a creep, a political hack who used both the Grand Jury and Judge Walton to misstate the case. The question is: Was Judge Walton a willing participant? I think the answer is yes, the Judge's decisions favored Fitzy time and time again. I have said it before, I'll say it again: Judge Walton should hang up his black robe and hang his head in shame.
The question is: Who will write the article on the Judge's decisions? I may be overreacting to what Judge Walton did in this case, as I am not a lawyer, and I'm ignorant on legal proceedings. But Walton's refusal to allow a memory expert (and retrospectively we know that at least one of the jurors asked why was no memory expert testified), and his refusal to allow Andrea Mitchell to testify, and his decision to disallow testimony that would impeach Russert, tells me the Judge was pushing for a guilty outcome. That is not his job, or at least not a normal jugde with integrity. Does Walton have any integrity? If he did, he would overturn the verdict, claim that Fitzy overstepped his bounds, and dismiss all charges.
Remember, Russert filed a false affidavit and did so with Fitzy's knowledge.
Furthermore, the judge allowed that Collin's guy on the jury, a guy who worked for Woodward and was a neighbor of Russerts, knew Pincus and used to work for the WAPO. And this is fairness? It is a travesty.
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" which way does he generally lean in his editorials? He hit it right on. "
Asked and answered.....
Steyn is awesome; I never miss reading any of his articles when posted here on FR.
Scooter ping.
Is it really worth having special prosecutors? Has this been a practice before the Clinton Administration? It seems like a lot of wasted money on both Administrations? I am seriously not sure if we ever had one before.
Keep an eye out for him every Sunday.
" I am seriously not sure if we ever had one before. "
Does the name "Richard M. Nixon" ring a bell??
This says much about the low state of politics today. A virtual, political, show-trial is conducted on an innocent man with a connection to the administration, while the real guilty party is all but forgotten, or purposely ignored. Meanwhile the man in charge of the investigation has an axe to grind and is an appointee of the Bush administration.
All the usual suspects then line up and offer their opinion: all based on cheap party politics. At least Steyn got it right.
"Wow - I'm not familiar with Mark Steyn "
Steyn is to pundits as Tiger Woods is to golfers, he is that good. Best of century quality.
Amen.
Ken Starr on the other hand was slimed by the Clinton machine for following the law. Typical Clinton BS.
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