I've been off this topic because "revelations" have been flowing like California mud slides. The blogosphere has been chock full of analysis and the MSM have been elbowing each other like dateless, 39-year-olds with cake buzz at a bridal bouquet toss. But as the grand jury clock ticks its last tocks, the cross hairs appear to have settled on the VP's office. Scooter Libby in particular... but Cheney has NOT been excluded from the possibility of indictment.
How big is this? To put things in perspective, the word TREASON and Vice President are being mentioned in the same sentence this week. TREASON. Ken Starr investigated everything from cronyism to "suspicious" land deals to Vince Foster to Lewinsky and all he came up with was a soiled dress. Fitzgerald's investigation pulls back the curtain on a deliberate, coordinated effort to manipulate facts in an attempt to garner support for a WAR! A war that has cost tens of thousands Iraqi lives, thousands of American lives, and crippled, maimed or injured too many to count.
Plamegate is simply the most clearly transparent attempt at massaging the intelligence. "Saddam has nukes," is a troubling possibility. In retrospect, not nearly as troubling as Kim Jong Il having nukes, but still, not a good thing. However, the outing of a NOC CIA agent is an extremely troubling thing. The linked article indicates that part of the covenant between NOCs and our government is that their identity as an agent WILL NEVER BE REVEALED.
That the right tries to dance around this issue is despicable. Her co-workers/agents? Comprimised. Her contacts and informants? Betrayed. U.S. Security? Threatened. And for what? A lie that would push our country into war. Can anyone seriously compare this lie to Clinton's overactive libido?
Which brings us back to Scooter. The "I" word hasn't been mentioned because the GOP controls both Houses. I mean, what's the point of even considering the impeachment of a war monger who either lied or was too stupid to know the truth when his party won't vote on it? Yet, someone's head needs to be served on a platter. If only to placate the growing resentment about our misguided efforts in Iraq. That Libby could not have possibly operated in a vacuum matters little. As long as SOMEONE takes a fall, the masses will be assuaged.
So Scoot gets scuttled. Perhaps when the aspens turn out west, he can take comfort in writing a new novel and enjoying some wine.
How big is this? To put things in perspective, the word TREASON and Vice President are being mentioned in the same sentence this week. TREASON. Ken Starr investigated everything from cronyism to "suspicious" land deals to Vince Foster to Lewinsky and all he came up with was a soiled dress. Fitzgerald's investigation pulls back the curtain on a deliberate, coordinated effort to manipulate facts in an attempt to garner support for a WAR! A war that has cost tens of thousands Iraqi lives, thousands of American lives, and crippled, maimed or injured too many to count.
Plamegate is simply the most clearly transparent attempt at massaging the intelligence. "Saddam has nukes," is a troubling possibility. In retrospect, not nearly as troubling as Kim Jong Il having nukes, but still, not a good thing. However, the outing of a NOC CIA agent is an extremely troubling thing. The linked article indicates that part of the covenant between NOCs and our government is that their identity as an agent WILL NEVER BE REVEALED.
That the right tries to dance around this issue is despicable. Her co-workers/agents? Comprimised. Her contacts and informants? Betrayed. U.S. Security? Threatened. And for what? A lie that would push our country into war. Can anyone seriously compare this lie to Clinton's overactive libido?
Which brings us back to Scooter. The "I" word hasn't been mentioned because the GOP controls both Houses. I mean, what's the point of even considering the impeachment of a war monger who either lied or was too stupid to know the truth when his party won't vote on it? Yet, someone's head needs to be served on a platter. If only to placate the growing resentment about our misguided efforts in Iraq. That Libby could not have possibly operated in a vacuum matters little. As long as SOMEONE takes a fall, the masses will be assuaged.
So Scoot gets scuttled. Perhaps when the aspens turn out west, he can take comfort in writing a new novel and enjoying some wine.
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