Rove’s defense team thinks charges are likely.
By on Oct 15th, 2005 at 9:34 am
Rove’s defense team thinks charges are likely.
“Rove’s defense team asserts that President Bush’s deputy chief of staff has not committed a crime but nevertheless anticipates that special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald could find a way to bring charges in the next two weeks,†the Washington Post reports. (Via Washington Monthly)
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I am afraid to put too much hope into any of this, but the tension is sure building.
October 15th, 2005 at 9:48 amSaddam Hussein’s trial is to start next week, so bad news for the WH will be shared, and his trial will be exploited to the nth degree. Just like they exploited that phony publicity stunt in Tikrit Thursday — where the female officer is really a publicity agent for the Pentagon, who was fulfilling her role with a carefully written script.
BTW, Where is Cheney lately?
Saddam Hussein is looking forward to telling the world how close he was to the WH.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:16 amBrian: Sadly, you are probably right. Saddam will be pimping his ties to Rummy and all of the other Neo-cons. I wonder how Fox will spin that one. I am guessing they will not cover that part like they have failed to cover the Plame investigation.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:26 amrove’s defense team is setting up the “Fitzgerald has to come up with something so he’s picking on poor rove” defense. The problem rove has is that he’s a behind the scenes snake and it will be difficult for him to whip up public support except through the “They are attacking bush” route. However, except for the die hard neocons, fewer Americans care if bush or his half wit political positions are attacked. bush has been and still is a complete failure at anything he’s tried in life. Now that more and more Americans realize what he has done to screw them and promote the interests of his business and religious right pals, they will quickly move away from him. Sorry rove…. you’re on your own.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:37 amSaddam may not have much opportunity to squeal. Charges against him are going to be tried serially, rather than in one big omnibus case. They’re starting with a fairly mundane, easy-to-prove ethnic purge; and the Interim Government has indicated that — if convicted — he will be executed in 30 days, no fail, and subsequent trials be damned.
Not all the victims are happy with this arrangement, but Rummy will no doubt sleep sounder at night.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:42 amAll poll numbers and legal troubles aside I think the real damage, long run, for the country will be unqualified appointments. This is a new phenomena for the public.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:47 amThe extreme poor quality of this current gov’t has forced people to actually engage in some careful examination of candidates and their friends.
Are we on the verge of real overhaul with election process? I would let Rove skate if it meant actually improving the quality of gov’t.
Are the people who are good at influencing public opinion the people who need to be governing? I think that question has been answered.
And as a side note, Marie?
October 15th, 2005 at 10:50 amI sleep good at night knowing that when the world turns to shit because of the neocons the only thing that will save the world will be science. Science will win. Maybe not in our lifetime, but eventually. Science always wins.
It is interesting that the Miller exoneration statements by her attorney coincide with this last flurry of events.
That tells me she was the “icing” in Fitzgerald’s case. And, just importantly, it knocks down the theory being push by some on the right that she was the one that dug this up and brought it to the WH.
Given her cozy relationship with the WH, I just can’t wait to hear what kind of BS story appears in the NY Times regarding this whole matter.
How twisted is it that the newspaper that stood its ground on the Pentagon Papers is now serving as a prophylactic for an administration that took our nation to war on the basis of lies.
As my idol Johnny Cash might sing, it makes you want to “hang down your head and cry.”
On a lighter note, my Muse has a theory on this case:
“Capitol Corruption Exclusive: Prosecutor to Charge Rove, Novak with Incest”
October 15th, 2005 at 10:52 amGet the latest Rove-PlameGate news, briefings, timelines, statutes and other essential documents in the Rove/PlameGate Scandal Center.
October 15th, 2005 at 11:32 amThe Muse,
October 15th, 2005 at 12:02 pmDo you like the Cash tune ‘I hung my head’?
Dude, that thing causes tears.
#8
“Hang down your head and cry” is from the Kingston Trio’s only nymber one hit and their first recording: “Tom Dooly.”
October 15th, 2005 at 12:59 pmOf cource Karl doesn’t think he’s done anything wrong. He’s the Queen of the USA! Royalty can do no wrong. Or so he may think.
Fact is, treason is treason. Espionage is espionage.
If it weren’t so serious, I’d be laughing my fool head off at this point. These guys just don’t “get it”, do they?
*** They are the cause of their own down fall. ***
They are so arrogant that they can’t see it. Woe be to them. And woe be to us for as long as they bumble their way through history.
October 15th, 2005 at 1:24 pm#7 Brian, I agree with you on science. In the end, it will be the salvation of the world. No religious fanatic, no preacher preying on the weaknesses of mortals; if anything is going to save humanity my vote of faith goes to science.
October 15th, 2005 at 2:46 pmSaddam Hussein was indeed a murderous asshole but for them to state that they are going to give him a “trial” is nothing but a pack of lies.
The strings will be pulled from the shrubs office and Saddam will have no chance to connect the neocons to him, they will kill him first.
You see, the shrub does not believe in justice. If justice were to prevail the Hussein trial would be a long drawn out thing and much would come to light, but no way Jose. Forget it.
October 15th, 2005 at 5:10 pmMarie, Cheney was on FoxNews the other day telling his lies.
I too am skeptical of the accuracy the Times will report.
October 15th, 2005 at 5:19 pmBut then again, this is their chance to gain some credibility. Lets see whats more important to them, journalism or the destruction of a great nation.
Having criminals running the country is bad for the country–I agree with him to that extent.
Giving them a pass because it might be harmful to a nation of laws is absurd.
Where were these people when Clinton was being impeached over a BJ?
New on EWM, something you’ll have to see to believe: DeLay Releases “Earle’s Gone Wild†Video
October 15th, 2005 at 5:33 pmthis is going to be an interesting week for sure… it’ll be great to watch neocons squirm as WH staff are indicted and Saddam tells how they helped put him into power in the first place…
October 16th, 2005 at 10:32 am