From the moment this story broke, Mark Levin, who usually is spot on about most things, has taken the approach of analyzing this on “technicalities” and “legalities”, trying to show off how big his lawyerly brain is.
Completely missing the point that the real story is the incalculable damage Craig’s behaviors have caused. It ain’t about innocent or guilty at this point, its about public perception and minimizing additional damage that will occur the longer Craig stays visible. At least Foley had the good sense to resign immediately, taking some of the liberals ammo away from them.
I’m not all that impressed with Levin’s “lawyerly analysis.” This was a very clean, solid bust and Craig was at least smart enough initially to not contest it. Now he’s making noises about challenging the outcome after he already turned in a plea. What’s his lawyer going to do? Claim that his client was denied due process? That would be a legal hurdle no lawyer could jump, not in this case. And Levin knows it.
Gee, Levin is so stupid he couldn’t figure out the political problem with this event. He never once discussed it on his show. He never said that Craig would wind up going or that he thought he had problems. Why do you lie like this? Why don’t you go to one of two websites — markelevinshow.com or marklevinfan.com — where the actual comments over a period of days can be heard, without interpretation from you. Furthermore, analyzing the facts of case is an attempt to show how smart someone is? Well, then, I suppose the opposite is true, i.e., refusing to analyze the facts of a case shows how stupid you are. Craig is gone. You should celebrate. Gonzales is gone. Rummy is gone. Foley is gone. And still, the GOP is hurting, and the conservative movement lacks a smokesman in the political class. But don’t worry, you can pat yourself on the back. You are morally superior to the rest of us, some of us who actually tried to figure out the facts in addition to discussing the political consequences. Creep.
And Newttoidaho - what’s that name all about? Newt is brilliant but, as you just lectured everyone, public perception is what matters, right? He admitted cheating on his wife during the impeachment of Clinton. I guess you didn’t analyze that either.