Bush nominates Harriet Miers for Supreme Court

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'm glad she's gone.

[MURP]

kinda funny that the right and left are happy.  kodak moment.

[Rome]

I literally spit coffee out of my mouth when I read the word "reluctantly."




Either he's flat-out the dumbest son of a bitch who's ever occupied the executive mansion, or he's the coldest, most calculating slice of evil I've ever seen.

[Diomedes]

He's the former, his handlers are the latter.  They all dine with Satan.

[phillymic2000]

All the hype this week and this is it?

Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Case
AP - 3 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter' Libby Jr. was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury in the CIA leak case.

[MadMarchHare]

What, you were expecting a REAL indictment?  They're just throwing Scooter under the bus, he'll get fined and probation.  Anything longer than that, and W will pardon him.

Hell, there's still probably bits of Brown on the undercarriage of that bus.....

[phillymic2000]

What, you were expecting a REAL indictment?  They're just throwing Scooter under the bus, he'll get fined and probation.  Anything longer than that, and W will pardon him.

Hell, there's still probably bits of Brown on the undercarriage of that bus.....

I just thought it was funny that this is all I heard all week, "expecting indictments any minute"  " indictments coming anytime" and all they got was "scooter". Just seems anti-climatic to me, and Peter fitzgerald is a tough SOB, I thought if there was dirt to be found on some of the big boys he would find it.

[MadMarchHare]

And forced to suppress it.  You really think the Warren Commission didn't know who killed Kennedy?

[phillymic2000]

Forced to supress it? Come on, the story is weak to begin with. She was not a "secret agent" for over 5 years, thats the law correct? not saying leaking the name was right, or there was not something else done that was wrong. I can't see fitzgerald being forced to be quite these days, with how closely this administration is watched. 

[Phanatic]

Making excuses for outing an agent is lame. It doesn't matter if it was 5 years ago because anyone who has been in contact with her in another country is at risk as well as potential current agents. Not to mention that it is down right petty and complete horse shtein to out a top secret agent who has dedicated their lives to serve their country over some petty disagreement with her husband. Since when are we not alowed to disagree anymore anyway?

I'm of the mind that the reporters who printed it should be in some trouble too. Yeah you have a duty as a journalist to report the truth, but there was no real story in telling everyone who was an agent. I still can't figure out how it was a smere in the first place. So they garenteed that he will never get another diplomatic post? WTF!

Petty crap. Of course the press eats it up as a story though. It's good for ratings.

[QB Eagles]

Scooter Libby was not indicted for outing an agent.

He was indicted for saying under oath that he didn't know Plame's identity before a conversation with Tim Russert, while many other people testified that Libby knew earlier than that.

[Phanatic]

...and the gist is that no one will ever know what really happened.

[QB Eagles]

Petty crap. Of course the press eats it up as a story though. It's good for ratings.

It's a page two, under-the-fold story really, amplified by the fact that it tangentially touches upon the Iraq War and the New York Times op/ed page (sexy topics), and directly affects the future of the president's chief strategist. Also because Karl Rove is a hated figure by many who would like to string him up for his policies and political techniques regardless of whether he actually did anything illegal.

The perjury charges Libby has been hit with (and which, from the evidence presented, I believe he should be convicted) are the type of thing that would never be prosecuted if there didn't have to be some charges filed to justify a multimillion dollar investigation. It's reminiscent of the Clinton/Monica Lewinsky perjury and the Martha Stewart conviction, both of which were pursued because the original investigation fell apart. When you are parading lots of political scumbags before a jury, it's guaranteed there's at least one lie in there to prosecute.

[phillymic2000]

Making excuses for outing an agent is lame. It doesn't matter if it was 5 years ago because anyone who has been in contact with her in another country is at risk as well as potential current agents. Not to mention that it is down right petty and complete horse shtein to out a top secret agent who has dedicated their lives to serve their country over some petty disagreement with her husband. Since when are we not alowed to disagree anymore anyway?

I'm of the mind that the reporters who printed it should be in some trouble too. Yeah you have a duty as a journalist to report the truth, but there was no real story in telling everyone who was an agent. I still can't figure out how it was a smere in the first place. So they garenteed that he will never get another diplomatic post? WTF!

Petty crap. Of course the press eats it up as a story though. It's good for ratings.

Didn't even think of that, so true.

[QB Eagles]

Nah, Woodward was on Larry King last night saying that the CIA did an assessment and that the outing of Valerie Plame didn't cause any damage to intelligence-gathering or danger to spies.

Like I said, page 2. Below the fold.