[Jim Noble]

Meanwhile, it's clear that Burkett is, at and on this point, more likely to be telling the truth. He has nothing left to lose. The exposure of Lockhart at the trigger-man (starting Fortunate Son by signalling Burkett to give memos to the media) puts a serious taint on at least the Kerry campaign. Lockhart has a strong motive to lie. Burkett does not.

But, as with Watergate, there needs to be an investigative power that has legal compulsion at its' disposal.

Woodward and Bernstein didn't break open the Watergate story, John Sirica did.

You've done great work on the statutory aspects of this affair.

Are there any prosecutable acts hidden in here, or will this all blow over?

[Cboldt]

Are there any prosecutable acts hidden in here, or will this all blow over?

There might be in the election/campaigning laws. There is strong evidence of at least Kerry/Burkett/CBS connection, that could accomplish coordination of some sort. At this point though, I am ignorant of election/campaigning law, other than the buzzword "coordination" as being forbidden between 527's and candidate's campaign organizations.

[Cboldt]

Here are links to federal election law and regulations. I haven't started to study them, but others will no doubt find the material at least entertaining ;-)

http://www.fec.gov/finance_law.html <-- FEC - Campaign Finance Law Resources
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.pdf <-- 2 USC 431 et seq (**MOST USEFUL**)
http://www.fec.gov/pdf/cfr11.pdf <-- 11 CFR, FEC Rules