Comments on: The Failed Fitzgerald Investigation

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:15:31 +0000

unbelievable--Clinton lies about some sexcapades and the righties are all over it. Now we have administration officials who commit TREASON and endanger all of us--deliberately outing a covert agent working in WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION for petty revenge. And the wingnuts just can't accept that reality so they attack Wilson, Plame, Fitzgerald, the CIA, all Democrats, etc. Pathetic. But it is an interesting case study in trash politics and in human psychology.

By: LR

LR — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:38:03 +0000

That's a truly absurd post. If you think that's how a criminal investigation proceeds, thank God you aren't in law enforcement.

The finer points of the underlying laws have yet to be litigated. Neither Fitzgerald nor the rest of the world at large knows exactly what makes for covert status.

It's really sad and funny to watch people try to whitewash this away. And attack Fitzgerald. Very genuine, honest and ethical.

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By: Alexander Mac Donald

Alexander Mac Donald — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:32:20 +0000

It could have been settled in one day? Maybe. But if a crime was committed in the course of the investigation on that one day, then the determination as to whether a crime has been committed becomes doubly problematic and the investigation must branch out. That -- except for the one day part of it -- is what happened at least five times (as I am a mere citizen and not a prosecutor, juror or any other court official, I am free to ignore the presumption of innocence since I shall have no voice in determining whether the guy (Libby and his bosses) is guilty as cjarged. In fact, he did what he's accused of -- lying, obstructing justice. But maybe these are not crimes in his case. A jury can decide on that in less than one day. Ten minutes should be enough. Let's wait and see. But he's still guilty in fact if not in law.

By: Hal

Hal — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:25:41 +0000

Wow, Fitz has empaneled another GJ after 22 months just to ensure that everyone knows there wasn't a crime and that the administration hasn't - in any way - done anything near a crime. Dream on Leopold. It ain't over 'till it's over. Luckily, this particular issue isn't going to be decided in the court of blogospheric punditry. I can't believe this post. Too bad it missed the wanker of the week deadline.

By: Gerald Horgan

Gerald Horgan — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:55:32 +0000

Just a couple of photos of Fitzgerald in Ireland

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:34:44 +0000

'And this is different from the Libby indictmentâ¦how?'

How....I missed where Clinton was indicted.

By: odograph

odograph — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:15:38 +0000

Considering that Fitzgerald has prosecuted 60 Republicans, and 2 Democrats, doesânt that explain a bit more about his overzealous motivation?

As a Republican, such numbers make me embarassed.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:46:21 +0000

So is it a crime or isn't it to lie to a grand jury?

By: cali_sun

cali_sun — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:41:48 +0000

Considering that Fitzgerald has prosecuted 60 Republicans, and 2 Democrats, does'nt that explain a bit more about his overzealous motivation? Wilson, the liar and whiner, and obstructionist should have been charged together with his wife, and the so-called insider CIA, who's only purpose was to undermine, and bring down the Bush Administration.

By: Charles W. Stricklin

Charles W. Stricklin — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:59:29 +0000

Holy Crap!

Only a year or so ago, we were talking about how we had to avoid invading Iran, if only because the young people there yearned for Western-style Democracy and to do so would only stir them up in propaganda against us.
Now, one of the students that ov...

By: Reporter for Doody

Reporter for Doody — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:44:09 +0000

The underlying crime for Clinton was not having sex with Monica - that wasnt a crime. He tried to get Monica to submit a false statement to the grand jury. That is a crime!

By: Little Miss Attila

Little Miss Attila — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:33:56 +0000

Plamegate, the Libby Indictment There's an interesting discussion going on here. As far as I'm concerned, everyone needs to learn the "Martha Stewart/Bill Clinton Lesson": Don't fucking lie when there's any kind of Federal-level investigation. No matter fucking what. Have we fo...

By: ken

ken — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:48:19 +0000

While I would not be surprised if the people we depend upon to defend our national security do indeed despise and loathe the Bush administrations (what patriot doesn't?) and want to see them defeated this is not revelant to the fact that people in the Bush administration destroyed part of our national security infrastructure for political reasons.

Normally we would call this treason.

By: Allwar Isbad

Allwar Isbad — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:59:01 +0000

The fundamental flaw in your assertion is that it was the CIA that sent in the complaint to the DOJ, regarding a covert operative being outed. You guys really need to get your facts straight.

Or you may now suggest that it is all a CIA conspiracy to go after the WH ...