It is still all about NOTHING but the Conservatives chance to put a bunch of Journalists on the stand and blow them to credibility Hell right in front of us on TV. That is what it is all about; get the journalists out there and make them look even more stupid than they are.

You think Russert, Gregory, Mathews, etc WANT to have to swear to tell the truth and then face question after question about this case?

Good LORD; the Libby defense money is having a field day with this. He is raising millions to keep it going.

Christy — Team Libby is going to call Paul Vallely to discredit Wilson and Plame…what’s your take on this? don’t rush, we have lots of time.

When Wilson called Novak, after his friend tipped him off, Wilson refused even to speak about his wife. Wilson sounds like one careful person when it comes to his wife. He was familiar with the CIA rules. Fitzgerald needs to find a way to discredit these people.

Sparkles the Iguana @ 195

rumi @ 192

Sparkles the Iguana @ 169

Eckinrode was the primary investigator on the case. He stood behind Fitz at the 10-28-05 presser. Retired from the case in 2006.

Did he go to KPMG?

Yes.

My tinfoil is glowing red. Is that normal? Should I seek an extinguisher or will the glow subside, unsubstantiated?

Sorry about asking the reporter for her psychological credentials. The answer to KPMG is the financing of the Afghanistan war through CIA via USAID hiring through KPMG in Canada. It had alot to do with Chayes and the planning. The people they were looking for were RPCVs. Like Wilson, Shayes, Chayes, etc.

So, now he does the forensics for KPMG? Maybe it’s like the movies.

dmg @ 19

pac, are you kidding me? lindsey, ralph and bob? and you’re saying fitz is a mets fan?

as tim mccarver might say, oh baby.

a great, great portent.

In Flatbush, the Irish are Mets fans, and the Italians are for the Yanks. Sorry, there is no in between.

So what if you’re half-Italian, half-Irish?

John at 120 — No, this is what we like to call justice. It may not be swift, but exposing all of the little nasties to sunlight via a forced public reckoning under oath is an awfully good first step in accountability. And we aren’t changing our coverage, so please stop asking us to do so — we feel that this is important for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which is that Cheney will be forced to answer questions publicly and under oath if and when he is called to the stand, along with a whole host of other individuals tied directly to the Office of the Veep — which will lead to a whole host of follow-up opportunities for Congress, should they choose to avail themselves of them and/or for us.

This trial has never been simply about the charges filed or the verdicts rendered. It is about exposing the festering cronyism and the mess that is this Administration to public scrutiny — and I say more power to the judicial system for having the ability to do something that the Republicans in Congress have failed, miserably, to do for the last six years. If you want speed, you’ll have to go with the Queen of Hearts (verdict first, trial afterward) in Alice in Wonderland. In the US, the presumption of innocence is taken very seriously — and the methodical presentation of every piece of evidence in this case regarding every single person who goes on the stand under oath is going to be one, long indictment of the way the Bush Administration conducts its business.

It’s about time someone did this work. And I an grateful for the opportunity to witness it. So, I’m sorry, but I’m not walking away from my seat at history for anything in the whole world — this is important detail, and we’re going to cover it as thoroughly as we possibly can because someone ought to do so.

Are we naive and deluded to believe that these
guys want their dirty shorts hung out for all
to see? Do we believe that this is for real
or some sort of Barnum and Bailey circus
and the performers have been selected
while the magician performs a little slight
of hand?