Comments on: “Trial, no big deal” says the right

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:09:07 +0000

Excellent thought TCB. I’m not sure what else Fitzgerald can do unless Libby gives up some information. The information to nail Cheney was discussed in those private conversations between Cheney and Libby. Unless we bug Cheney’s office (Bugging the Vice President’s office tell me that doesn’t raise all kinds of red flags.) we can’t get to Cheney.

By: TCB

TCB — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:17:00 +0000

Interesting analogy to Al Capone. Do you believe that Libby is the head of some grand criminal enterprise? I imagine that Cheney or Rove would have to be Capone.

In that case, one of Capone’s low line soldiers was busted for a lesser charge (gun possession instead of murder). Not only does Capone escape any prosecution but Elliot Ness (Fitzgerald) has decided to shut down the investigation of Capone.

Seems like a good day for Capone.

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:10:04 +0000

You’re right politics isn’t illegal which is why Rove is sitting at home plotting he next political fight and Libby is sitting at home plotting his next legal fight. Go back and read the transcripts. Rove lied also BUT he and his lawyer came back and said oops I make a mistake. My bad. Libby didn’t. This is why Libby was convicted and Rove was never charged.

If you must think of this as the Al Capone trial. The Capone trial wasn’t about taxes it was about a mob guy being put behind bars. Libby outed a CIA officer. Same concept.

Thanks for your comments.

By: TCB

TCB — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:24:45 +0000

“The Scooter Libby trial was about:

outing of a CIA operative who happen to be covert
leaking classified information for the purposes of destroying critics
doing what was necessary in order to support a war
the politics of personal attack and destruction ”

I thought that he was charged with perjury. I hadn’t heard that politics was illegal.