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What's that I smell? Eau de burning bridges?
Wells Somewhat easier, more traditional, Govt wants to introduce note that Libby took while conversation with Matalin, who used to be PS at OVP, during the conversation Matalin stated that Wilson's a snake, Mr Libby wrote it down.
Zeidenberg. These are from Libby's notes, dated July 10. He can't be held accountable for what she said. Mr Libby called Matalin for advice. On July 8 he wrote down notes in which Rove said, people are taking Wilson as a credible expert. 2 days go by, he calls Matalin for advice. She tells him, she gives him strategy. We need someone who can sum it up. This is fitting into Democratic story. It has legs. The story's not going away. We need to address Wilson motivation. The President should wave his wand. "Call Tim," Mary Matalin, he hates Chris, he needs to know it all. Underneath, Mr Libby's notes, Wilson's a snake. As a result, he calls Tim Russert. The fact that he would write that down goes to state of mind. Govt was interested in responding on the merits.
Walton a statement Matalin made, not Libby That's extremely prejudicial. [You think?!?!?!] That would buy into govt's theory that defendant had motive to harm Wilson, and that one of the things that he could do, It's very prejudicial that someone else's mindset.Zeidenberg. Libby makes clear that in course of conversation, it is telephone conversation he tells FBI that Matalin has a colorful way of speaking. To the extent that they want to argue that that's what Matalin writes, an ad hominem attack about critic. (emphasis emptywheel's)
Is it me, or is Meet the Press a Sunday Talking Head booking that neither of these two should expect any time soon from Timmy Russert's crew? Or a booking from Hardball or The Chris Matthews Show, either, for that matter?
Oh, what a tangled web we weave...complete with horrid tinfoil flower badges and everything. I think Digby says it best: "My, my, my all the dirty laundry is coming out. Here's looking forward to seeing Lil Russ on the stand." And don't miss the gossipy tidbits that Atrios found.
They keep this up, I'm gonna need more popcorn. A LOT more popcorn.
"Hello, schadenfreude hotline? Send over a mixed case. Um...make that two."
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Fitz, Jane, Redd, and Jeralyn… What a team.
Jeralyn’s piece about Fitz and the case wasn’t exactly encouraging was it?
Yeah, as I said in comments some time last night, however this case is going for Libby, it’s definitely going badly for the administration. Shoulda invested in popcorn futures when I had the chance!
Timmy the tool!
Court will be starting later this morning, gang — not until around 10:30 am ET or so — because Judge Walton had a prior commitment for this morning that he needed to attend. Wanted to be sure everyone was aware that the liveblogging will begin a bit later than usual for today.
Just saw the tail end of Real Genius last night, where the good nerds, um guys, fill the nasty perfessor’s house with what looks like a giant canister of Jiffy-Pop and reprogram the death laser the professor has sold to the military cook it - the house comes apart at the seems from too much popcorn.
Just be careful, Christy, is all I’m saying.
raven at 2 — Jeralyn is coming at all of this from a defens counsel perspective — she’s never worked the prosecution end of things, and her counter-point to my government angle is a useful one. But I think the government’s case on the charges in the indictment is going well, based on my observations and the testimony and such — and since we have yet to get to any of the FBI agents, who are generally very good on the stand, we haven’t even gotten to the big guns as yet.
Who’s up on the witness stand today?
Hey, Christy,
I haven’t been able to follow this as closely as I would like. Tell me… are Scooter and the Bush House of Cards finally going down?
mornin. nothing on PACER since Monday. are they using monks on papyrus? mebbe they should just use Marcy’s blogscript.
I guess I’m not used to getting a “balanced” view. Thanks
Christy Hardin Smith @ 7
If my wife went on television and indicated my “size” as Matalin is doing to her husband here, I wouldn’t be snickering about it as James seems to be doing. Is there nothing a wingnut won’t do? Gawd, these people have no class.
Frank at 8 — I don’t think we know. I thought that Cooper was excused at the end, but that isn’t completely certain. I would guess that Russert would be a likely choice for the next witness, given the way Fitzgerald and his team have been progressing through the chronology and witness type, but I do not know that for certain. They might want to interject an FBI agent as a palate cleanser at this point — just not certain. But I think Russert is a logical next step — we’re just al going to have to see this morning hen court begins.
these are not nice people.
coffee anyone?
OT ~ Who does Hugo think he is…President or something?
Maybe what we need in addition to a new administration is a shakeup of the press?
What will Chris and Tim’s boss do?
Are not people going to be very suspect of the news these two deliver from now on?
The other question I have from the previous post…
Judith Miller went to jail about her conversations with Libby.
Are not jurors going to remember that?
If she didn’t have such damning evidence why did she go?
She has been revealed as a less then honest person since then.
I’m still thinking what did she want to hide by going to jail!
Christy Hardin Smith @ 7
Good morning everyone. I think it is going well too although IANAL. I now sign my emails to my husband that way–he is a lawyer. But Christy, I do think if I was a juror that I would discount Judy Miller. One of the juror’s questions I thought brought that home, they asked her something along the lines of “Have you had other memory incidents?”
But I disagree with Jeralyn on Cooper–people don’t write every word in their notes. Rove told him about Plame; he wanted it confirmed by Libby. He got that. He didn’t need to write it all down–at that point, in his head, he knew he could go to print with it.
Frank Probst @
8
Christy - how many more prosecution witnesses are likely to appear?
Mutant Poodle @ 6
found the you tube
loved the end … hysterical
Christy Hardin Smith @ 7
A question for Jeralyn, as a defense lawyer: What would your move be if you were Team Libby? It seems to me that they have no good options. The only 3 I see are:
1. Don’t put Libby on the stand. Looks horrible. He’s accused of lying, and the jury will rightly assume that if he doesn’t take the stand, it’s because he and his lawyers don’t think there’s anything he could say that would make him look like he’s NOT lying. I agree with Walton on this: It’s suicide.
2. Put Libby up and have him testify that he forgot. This helps the prosecution more than the defense, I think. Fitz has already said he brought charges against Libby because Libby was preventing him from getting at the truth. If Libby says he forgot, then Fitz can get him to cough up what really happened on cross.
3. Put Libby up and have him stick to his story. I can’t see this working. The jury would have to buy the theory that Libby STILL “remembers” that he heard about Plame from Russert even though he was blabbing about her in the days beforehand. Won’t fly.
Thoughts?
And ole punkinhead still has a job why?
Oh, great piece on Matalin, FDL. Snark it up, snark it WAY up.
Molly’d be proud on ya.
(((Jane)))
/a grateful pup
Stephen at 18 — You know, I’m not certain. I thik Fitz indicated yesterday that he thought they might be able to finish up on Tuesday, at the earliest, which says to me they have maybe four or five witnesses to go, maximum. I’m sure we’re looking at Russert, Eckenrode from the FBI (who was lead investigator for so long) and likely Deborah Bond (who is lead investigtor now, I believe), and a few other possibilities.
can’t wait to follow emptywheel’s liveblogging the trial. she’s amazing.
also today senate foreign relations committee hearing, “Iraq in the Strategic Context“, with scowcroft and brzezinski. the audio stream is at http://www.capitolhearings.org/ . steve clemons has early release of zig’s statement.
also of interest… excellent chalmers johnson article, “Empire v. Democracy“, at tomdispatch.
sean-paul reviews the iran warmonging drumbeat, Iran: “The Edge of The Abyss“, at the agonist…. and our own prof foland has more, “Daily Dose of War-with-Iran Links“, at nuclear mangos.
‘Morning, Christy!! ‘Morning, FirePups!!
And it is definitely morning in America, what with this wealth of snark-o-licious riches!!
Saw Tweety this morning on The Today Show, looking rather tired. My daughter disingenuously says to me, Wow, Mom, he’s got a BIG mouth, goes from here (points under right ear) to here (points under left ear).
Ah, from the mouths of babes…
cheviteau — my first reaction to the pic posted was a classic punch line: 6 inches. Heh.
Christy - Was there a mention of a “mystery witness”? Is that still a possibility?
Good Morning Christy and Firedogs -
bwaaahaaahaaa!
“ - no one could have imagined such an attack could be launched against Russert” . . . “no one could have imagined that anyone would ever use Hardballs as weapons” …“no one anticipated the breach of civility”
bwaaahaaahaaa !!!
petedownunder @ 25
I thought that I read every bit of the live-blogging yesterday but I totally didn’t register the mystery witness although it is a lot of information to absorb.
gnipgnop at 9 — I think that one of the greatest assets of this trial is exposing so much of the ush Administration’s manipulative, lying practices to the sunlight of public scrutiny. If nothing else, it’s undercutting a whole lot of their ability to spin all but the kool-aid-addled for the next two years. And that is quite powerful. Especially given that a whole lot of the media folks have to be feeling a lot more skeptical about anything they are told (I would have hoped for that skepticism previously — a la Froomkin — but alas, I’m not certain that it was present in all quarters.)
And how is it that everyone seems to have forgotten that Mr. Libby was not merely the Chief of Staff for the VP? As described in the Wall Street Journal (emphasis mine): “When he joined the administration in 2001, Mr. Libby was given three titles: Chief of Staff to the Vice President, National-Security Adviser to the Vice President and Assistant to the President. In the White House, Mr. Libby’s inner-circle cachet is so great that he has been a full participant — not a stand-in — at the weekly lunch of the president’s top economic advisers held every Wednesday in the private dining room in the White House mess. “Scooter’s a half-step below a cabinet member,” a former official says.”
mahopac maze @ 29
I think since he got indicted, there has beeen a concerted effort by Republicans to play down his importance. He was the #2 man in the OVP and I think we all know that this VP is running the country. It’s a huge deal.
oh, and Redshift
went to sleep literally lmao !
Jane S. @ 27
I thought it was mentioned by Marcy in the post game video, but jet lag may still be interfering with comprehension.
Christy, I just cannot say enough good about all the coverage. As I have said before, the summaries that you, Jeralyn, and emptywheel provide in addition to the live blogging really help. There’s a lot of data and your commentary really helps to emphasize the high points.
It’ll be interesting to see how many people remember that the trial will start late today, because Judge Walton has to go to some function for an old clerk.
Finally, I’m telling Joe Biden to go Dick Cheney himself.
petedownunder @ 32
It was mentioned by Marcie–I just missed it. When FDL crashed, I interpreted that as a sign from a higher power to stop obsessing and get some stuff done. But I did go to the migrant diary over at Kos–but I may have missed a few paragraphs there.
pete at 33 — I believe there is some sort of argument about a “mystery witness,” but I am not at all certain if it is a government one or a defense one. (btw, I would guess it is a defense one, since the government doesn’t really get to pull surprises out of their hats unless they have gotten to rebuttal and are impaching someone…defense counsel get more latitude about that.) Walton held off discussion on that until this morning — it will be what they start with today, I believe, outside the purview of the jury, with motions arguments before the judge.
Libby had to protect Cheney. Period. Look at how hard they were trying to divert attention from the possibility that the public would find out that the VP had direct hand in sending Wilson. That seems to me is what this was all about. Diverting attention away from Cheney and Cheney was orchestrating everything. Libby’s first and most important job want to protect the VP. Lying to the FBI was part of the job description.
(He will be pardoned on January 10, 2008.)
Sorry Christy, I missed your comment 5.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 35
Thanks. Glad I’m not delusional, at least not yet.
Thanks Christy - For everything!!!!
My first question of the day. Do you know if anyone is parsing the jury questions specifically (as separated out from others) to see if we can get a gist of what they are thinking (questioning) so far? Even the broad trends in terms of questions they ask which Walton says he can’t ask would be interesting i.e. in conjunction with which witness. Also, I assume that these questions are pooled, i.e. we don’t know which specific juror brought what specific question.
Oh, and I thought your response above, providing a different pov of view to Jeralyn was nice - not only in professional terms, but also as the resident FDL meta-Mom. Your “kids” here like that “everything will be fine in the end” touch.
Late in the day yesterday, there was a lot of speculation on whether the jury would decide for or against Libby.
I’d like to remind everyone that such speculation is really pretty unfounded at this point. We won’t really begin to know how this will play out until the defense presents its case.
So, just a caution, it may be best to wait until later next week, after the defense has had a day or two to start presenting its case, before you come to any conclusions about how the jury may decide.
(And, yes, I think is Libby is guilty as sin. I just don’t think we have enough information yet to knowledgably specualte on how the jury will ultimately decide.)
Watch the video on the FDL homepage for all you need to know about the rest of Fitz’s case, including mystery witness…
If FDL were to send Jeralyn Merritt to the Plains of Giza in Egypt, would she file a report on large, irregular and weathered stones?
Frank @ 5:50 am -
I agree with your analysis; he appears to have no good options. Have you already mentioned in a comment on a previous thread what you think about Team Scooter blaming what happened on someone else? I don’t think that option will fly. A deal may be the best that he can hope for.
Richmond @ 39
Interesting article on juror questions in today’s WaPo:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....01940.html
Thanks Jane for the link. I’ll take a look.
Richmond at 40 — Well, I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t believe it. I think everyone has always known that Judy’s…um…credibility, shall we say?…is less than stellar. Which is why, I think, that there is no one charge which rests solely on her testimony. She’s only a part of the obstruction count, for which there is a whole lot of other evidence. In my experience, though, finishing with the investigators if they are good on the stand — and I have never met an FBI agent who wasn’t quite polished, sincere and in command of their facts on the stand — is a good thing for the government.
It’s an advantage that prosecutors enjoy, to be honest, because people have a tendency to give a lot more credence to something they are hearing from a police officer or agent who has investigated a crime. Especially if that person comes off as a decent, credible person interested in the public’s interest. From everything I have heard about Eckenrode, he’s a boy scout, a great guy, and very personable as well as serious about his job, and I think he’ll be an asset to the case. But, as with any trial, you never know how things are going to play in the courtroom with any particular jury and with any particular defense counsel trying to poke holes — some are more successful than others. So, we’ll just have to see how the case closes out. Thus far, though, the bricks that have been laid, even Judy’s wobbly one, seem pretty solid when you think about the similarity in Libby’s statements across the board as reported by a whole lot of people, some of whom have strong ties to this Administration still — so you don’t have that bias argument that Wells tried to injectin his opening.
I really thought Cooper spelled out something interesting about the whole Wilson affair. He mentioned that this administration rarely (read NEVER) admits mistakes but they took back the 16 words. But in the same breath, they attacked the guy who said they should not have had the 16 words. It didn’t make sense but here is Cooper saying from Marcie’s live blogging:
MC If I may elucidate. What struck me as a contradiction, on one hand, after Wilson published op-ed, the Admin did something that it rarely does, which is acknowledge a big error. That was a big deal, I was very struck by that. But then I was struck all week by statements that seemed to be disparaging Mr Wilson. They were saying you’re right, it shouldn’t have been. Then they were saying, he’s a momma’s boy, his report was bad.
Grossly OT, and yet not…
That twit Tara Conner has had nearly a half hour of time on The Today Show, consisting of a veritable deification.
Did they not get the memo that we are aware what crap the media is in this country? Do they have to be so in-our-face about being crap?
Ugh. Biggest scandal, much bigger than Watergate, and NBC covers it over with a thick layer of missing-white-girl-version-307.
The LA Times has a good article on the relationship between the press and the white house as shown by the Libby trial.
Jane S. @ 47
Very interesting point Jane. And, I think it was not only “payback” but an effort - which we saw ample evidence of later - to take back the words, put hoist the whole WMD scenario back into the Saddam & Iraq scenario. Still today the right wing nuts are insisting the WMD got moved to Syria. Yeah right!
OfT I haven’t read it, but
Jesus’ General has been plugging Steve Hendrick’s book. Below is a recent post he did for patriotboy. Maybe he is a candidate for the FDL Book Salon?
I apologize for quoting all of it, but it’s not at the top of patriotboy’s site, and I couldn’t link directly to it. My musical tastes are far from refined by FDL standards, but even I know Steve Earle and Bill Monroe are pretty good.
Rayne @ 48
Fair and balanced; fair and balanced; fair and balanced; f&b f&b f&b f&b f&b f&b ffffffffff
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The best thing Carville ever did was to agitate Novak into cursing and storming off the set of CNN.
Jane S., thanks for the WaPo link about juror’s questions. I find them a fascinating window into the mind of the jurors. It certainly appears they are paying attention.
John Casper @ 54
I’ve loved the juror’s questions and it does give me confidence that they are paying close attention.
Secret Witness guess: Dana Priest, her weekly WaPo chat has been canceled for today.
kim @ 56
Secret mystery witness–the “1″ in 1 x 2 x 6
Heather @ 37
From Wikipedia: (my emphasis)
Here is an excerpt from the aforementioned Supreme Court decision:
In short, there are some strings attached to pardons: admission of guilt, exposure to civil suits, loss of ability to invoke the Fifth Amendment…
Richmond (52) — hey, there’s an unconscious point there (or maybe it was conscious?).
The scandal is SOOOO BIG that NBC’s 10 seconds of coverage must be weighted with a half-hour circus with allegedly former substance abuser Tara Conner getting Matt Lauer to sit up, speak, roll over…
Rayne @ 59
Oh Jeez!! *h* lol (with a slanted mouth)
Just had to say how much I appreciate all the hard work that is being done to bring this truly remarkable trial to the ‘people.’ It is fascinating to glimpse inside this slimeball administration. And…
OT, please excuse, GrandmaJo and GrandmaJ are going to YearlyKos together. I am smiling. It comes as no surprise that we have alot in common, including being a political junkie surrounded by republicans. [Waving at GrandmaJo who says she will be hanging around here reading all day]
selise @ 24
I have a “thing” for Ziggy. He is so smart and speaks with such authority. I’m glad he & Scowcroft are speaking out.
Morning FDL pups.
Definitely not OT–
In*cest/Nepotism in the Beltway:
One strain of a thread yesterday touched on Beltway incest.
I pointed out in one comment that Matt Cooper is married to Mandy Grunwald, a long-time trusted aide of Hillary Clinton.
What I forgot to do was close the loop: Mandy Grunwald is the daughter of Henry Grunwald, who was the managing editor of Time and the editor-in-chief of Time Inc. Matt Cooper, of course, was a Time reporter until recently.
Again: Who said there’s no in*cest in DC?
dab from CT @ 62
My daughter used to play with his grandson. And I met him at the grandson’s birthday party. I joked with a friend that rather than having Barney at the 2 year old party, Zbignew Brzezinski would be there discussing global challenges in a post 9-11 world. (I think this was Oct. 2001.)
Jane S. at 65 — Too funny. I’m picturing a birthday theme of board games…Risk, anyone? *g*
I’ll second GrandmaJ’s thanks to all of you who are working so incredibly hard, and an especially big thank you to the techies and mods who aren’t seen, but whose presence sure is felt and appreciated!
Pfifferling @ 67
Hear, hear!
65 & 66–Thanks from me! I’m sure it hasn’t been easy.
BTW: Word has it that today Judge Walton will decide whether to let the jury watch seven hours videotape of Scott McClellan clearing or not clearing Libby of any involvement in the leak of Plame’s identity. Fitzgerald wants the jury to see the videotapes of McClellan’s press briefings.
I take it those bitchez at Wonkette couldn’t get a press pass?
Smells like sour grapes to me.
Watching “My Dinner with Andre” right now, listening to the part of the conversation discussing consciousness and awareness, Andre’s theory about a new concentration camp where the inmates have built it themselves.
I give you Washington DC and the Beltway Media as Exhibit A.
Loved these lines:
Oh, how this so fits the media covering the Bush administration…
Guten Morgen, Peterr!
So I used to be obsessed with this story, got distracted and now have slowly been drawn back in with the trial and all. I used to write diaries at Kos about it, read emptywheel and eRiposte religiously. Anyway, with all the studying I did in the past, the trial and all its goodies are an awesome read and sucking me right back in!
This is off topic, but I read today how Tweetie and Shuster are all surprised that it took until now for the information to be admitted that the VP office did request the CIA to investigate the Niger claims. When I read that, I was like, this isn’t news! I did a diary somewhat related to that a year ago! So, I went back to DailyKos to find the diary I wrote up and there it was. What I found funny is that as I was reading my own diary, I was thinking, “Jeez! I wrote that? That’s not bad!” lol
Anyway, here’s the link if anyone is remotely interested… Plame News: Something Odd…
An-FITZ-i-pation, anFITZ-i-pa-aa-aation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting
Biodun,
thought it was 7 hours of Scooter’s testimony before GJ ??
How come no one takes pictures of Fitz going into the courthouse? So I can flesh out the description Marcie gives us of his suits? How many pictures do they need of Libby going in?
emmajoe — it’s not news, you know that, we know that and can validate your well-earned bemusement.
It’s news to the traditional, corporate-owned media who obviously wouldn’t know news if the news was shoving a cocktail weenie down its throat sideways with a silver pitchfork while simultaneously biting media’s ass.
Biodun @ 63
Holy shit! Media In*cest would be a great future blog topic. Judith Miller also has some in*cest in her marriage connections. And by the way, where was her husband yesterday?
Pfifferling @ 72
Guten Morgen! Wie geht’s?
Remember how long it took them to read Fitzgerald’s filings and report that Libby leaked the NIE at the behest of the VP and Pres. I think Marcie posted that nugget about a month before it came out of Brian Williams’ mouth or any traditional news person’s mouth. And all they had to do was read the damn filings!!!
Meanwhile, yet more speculations about Libby’s aspen letter to Judy Miller. From Salon’s War Room:
BTW, this also ties in with the in*cest/nepotism strain.
Ann Coulter calls the dogs out to go after Fitz and Co.:
http://www.realclearpolitics.c.....gerald_one dot html
(Sorry, I’m not providing Ann Coulter any traffic. You’ll have to type in the URL on your own. Thanks. — CHS)
I am so jealous. What’s he like in person?
Boy, am I slow. I just now figured out what IANAL means.
(Very sad this morning concerning the passing of Molly. I would have voted for her for president.)
Today’s To-Do List…
Run videos of Scott McClelland addressing the press.
Call Special Agent Bond to testify - Bond, Deborah Bond!
Present Scooter’s GJ testimony.
Discuss mystery witness with Judge Reggie.
Place Tim Russert in the hot seat.
Prepare for tonight’s full moon.
FYI, Team America will rest late Monday or Tuesday -with Super Bowl flu and ALL the sidebars, Wednesday at the latest.
Go Bears!
raven @ 2
Shows the difference in perspective from a defense lawyer to a former prosecutor. I thought that Miller’s and Cooper’s testimony did the job it it was meant to do. I was sort of surprised that Jerilyn felt so differently.
I am much more sanguine about the trial at this point than she is.
dab from CT @ 79
I knew his daughter-in-law and the grandson better than the great man himself but he seemed like a lovely, caring grandpa. At that time, his son left a high level (Senate?) staff position to go to the Pentagon and work under Rumsfeld. Hopefully the son was a voice of reason over there–he may have left at this point. I lost touch although I think I sent them a Xmas card. (I heard from them last Xmas but mostly about how the kids were doing in school, etc.)
Lurker @ 80
That is an interesting piece, largely because I think it shows their fear and how much Libby’s actions were on behalf on the admin. It also is sort of a threat to Russert to do the right thing, or who knows…. And the fact that she turns to Clinton and Lewinski for comparison shows how hard up she/they are.
Well, now the estimable Wonkette wankers can go back to doing what they do best: covering hemorrhoidal sex. You see they developed this expertise as a result of spending most of their sorry lives with their heads buried deeply up their ……
#83–I should say about the son, this was immediately after 9-11; he made that change Fall 2001. Rumsfeld was not reviled and it might have been an act of patriotism for him to go over to the Pentagon at that time.
Could someone explain please what “1 x 2 x 6″ means?
Given that Robert Novak was one of the people who published the leak, anyone know why he’s not part of this trial? (Correct me if he is) TIA.
OBTW Tnx FDL. You honor the Toobz.
Gooood Mornnnnninng FDLLLL!!!!
First: Jane speedy recovery. Second: With the passing of Molly WE lost a voice of sanity, credulity and humor. My condolences to her family friends and fellow employees. I can’t imagine the depth of your loss. Third: Mary and Greta must have used the same plastics surgeon. He only knows one face. Fourth: You guys in DC are just fabulous. REAL reporting. REAL time.
Jane S. - I’m glad to hear that. He sounds pretty down to earth, which I think Madeleine Albright is, as well.
Wow - his son took a position in the Pentagon under Rumsfeld? That must have led to some fun discussions over Thanksgiving dinner…
Peterr @ 78
Mir tut der Nacken weh! Too many hours of hunching over my laptop here. :)
But the real deal is that nobody can really predict what a jury will do, right?
looseheadprop @ 84
dab from CT @ 89
See my #86. Let’s hope he is long gone.
Richmond @ 77
Yes. Judy Miller is married to Jason Epstein, whose first wife was Barbara Epstein, who was the editor of The New York Review of Books. And Jason Epstein was the editor-in-chief of Random House, who published books by many of her friends in NYC and DC.
Where was her husband yesterday, you ask. Maybe he went on another cruise, like the one he took when she was serving 85 days in prison under false pretenses.
cbl @
74
Or possibly some of it, according to this AP story on MSNBC’s site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16921197/