Posted on 10/28/2005 5:00:46 AM PDT by kcvl
Per Fox News...
It is tough to not sound like a cat trying to lose a hairball when you picture Reno's Kisser.
I think whenever we order ham sandwiches from now on, we should just ask for a "Scooter Sandwich"
How about waiting to hear the other side?
Wilson is going to sue Libby civilly.
Ari didn;t resign until July, 2003.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/19/fleischer.resigns/
I haven't judged anything. I have read the indictment. What Libby said is what he said - I don't think there will be an 'other side' to that. So the 'other side' will be that there isn't overwhelming proof that he already knew about Plame before he talked to his purported sources for the information. If there isn't, and Fitz put all that stuff in the indictment, then I may have to start agreeing with you about him. But, by my count, looks like Fitz has about 7 or 8 witnesses - 3 reporters and the rest gov't officials - who will say or have said that Scooter's tale ain't the way it went down. I'm not sure what I think would be more reckless - Scooter saying what he said in the GJ if these witnesses are accurately described, or Fitz making these charges if they are not.
I know I am a sucker, and every time I see him trying to get around with that cast and the crutches, and he looks so mobility (is that a word) challenged it makes me think "oh the poor guy". I broke a toe last year and went through 4 Airports like that albeit without the crutches, and everyone except in Kennedy Airport was very sympathetic. At Kennedy they almost knocked me down.
Isn't the problem for Libby that he did not tell the grand jury that Cheney told him about Plame, and there were many witnesses that he was told? And apparently, all he had to do was go to the grand jury to clear it up before its term expires, after being "reminded," and no crime. That is what Rove apparently did. And that is why I would guess that Fitzgerald waited until the grand jury's term expired before filing against Libby, so Libby would not have a chance to expunge the crime. Libby's lawyer screwed up.
Where did I hear it was Armitage who was Novak's source?
May be the reason Ari decided to leave his WH job.....
I can understand the instinctive reaction, though. Wait for people to calm down a little. Breaking news does things to people.
I was wracking my brain to figure out why he would tell such an obvious and checkable (see notes) lie.
It would be rational if he were trying to keep the GJ from calling Cheney. If he'd said right off, "Cheney told me", then the veep would have been before the committee. Now, Libby gets all the heat.
I can't say it was a bad strategy, given the dog and pony show it's become.
Armitage is a gunslinger in my book...
I think that's why Fitz is holding Rove at arm's length and I think the offer will be a real slap on the wrist. Something Bergerian.
PKM, this is also why people are reacting. Fitz was running this like he was getting Earle-style indictments.
LOL! At Kennedy, even little children are knocked down. I have never seen a more rude bunch of folks.
I don't know. cyncooper would remember.
Just had a thought.....Could Scooter purposely lied in order to get discovery...In order to strengthn the CIA probe...(Aren't they disqualified to do domestic investigations)...../hat
That's what they are. Perjury traps.
This ought to teach presidents to stop turning this stuff over to these run-amok special prosecutors.
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