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March 6, 2007
The Libby verdict is in
Count I: GUILTY
Count II: GUILTY
Count III: NOT GUILTY
Count IV: GUILTY
Count V: GUILTY
Well Dianne and I were in transit, so we missed the big news. I'm disappointed that he wasn't found guilty on all counts, but I'll take as many as I can get. The real guilty parties (ie. Rove, Cheney, Bush, etc.) will never get the justice they so richly deserve for their role in a ruthless attack on the American spy network that they conducted. I imagine we will see endless appeals and an eventual pardon by this worthless President to cover up his criminal behavior as he leaves office in shame. It will take decades to repair all the damage done to America by the Republican party in the last 12 years. I only hope we can hold the country together long enough to fix it before it comes apart at the seams.
We all owe Fitzgerald a great debt of gratitude. In an age where this corrupt administration and its party time and time again attacks anyone that questions their criminal misconduct, Fitzgerald stood by his principals and did his job regardless of his political affiliation. Likely he will join the ranks of the fired prosecutors that the Republican party is racking up across the country right now, but in a cesspool of Republican criminality Fitzgerald came in and did a bit of cleaning. I only wish there were more honest men and women in Washington willing to do their jobs over the loud objections and the Republican establishment hell bent on destroying this country for personal gain.
Read more over at FireDogLake.
Posted by Jamison at March 6, 2007 4:18 PM
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Two quibbles:
1. Bush's pardon will be a payment to Libby for falling on his sword like a good little soldier, not as a coverup (the coverup was a related scandal).
2. Fitzgerald did well as far as he went, but the man is not a risk-taker. He took the safe route. I'm not sure if he could have gone after bigger fish, but it would have been nice to see him try. Now that Libby can count on the safety of Bush's eventual pardon, he's not likely to turn on Cheney, so I'm afraid this chapter may be winding down... of course, there's always the civil suits...
Posted by: alice at March 7, 2007 12:17 AM
Yeah, I don't hold out much hope for justice, but that's the nature of our system. There is no justice really, the weak and the helpless receive heavy handed treatment at the hands of system that is stacked against them and the wealthy never even get touched no matter what law they break. Two systems of justice for the two classes of Americans, the notion that the two are even related is an exercise in naivety.
Posted by: Jamison at March 7, 2007 8:31 AM
One of the nice things about Edwards is that it's nice to hear someone acknowledge our dual system once in a while...
Posted by: alice at March 7, 2007 9:14 AM