Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mind

You know what they always say about Chicago politicians--an honest one gets bought and stays bought. There's not an honest bone in Rove's body. You called it right, sir. Someone big is going down!

Unless threatened with a really serious charge like treason, nobody will turn on Cheney or Rove. They all know they're far better off falling on their own swords than ratting out the twin princes of darkness. A short stretch in a minimum security prison followed by a lucrative private sector job vs. a lifetime of banishment from the halls of the elite...or worse.

The choice is easy. Libby's the fall guy, and that's the end of it, with the possibility of some other lesser players like Hadley.

I am in no way shape or form a Bush supporter, and am personally rather critical of damn near all aspects of this particular presidency, but the one thing that does set my teeth on edge is when anybody looks at the chaos that these probably indictments may bring and calls it "fun."

I realize that it is entirely probable that you meant it in a cynical sense, but honest to God, when one side or the other shows glee at the misfortunes of their opponents, it only continues to make this country more divided.

rrlane:

I agree -- although I'll admit a certain amount of satisfaction that the chickens are finally coming home to roost. The current administration has dangerously compromised the separation of the three branches of government, and it's nice to know that they are not completely unimpeded in their attempts to subvert the constitution.

The founders generally viewed politcal parties with disdain, and I doubt that they would look favorably on our current highly divisive and dysfunctional two-party system.

Many citizens have no great love for either party and often vote for what they perceive as the lesser of two evils. Most elections today are decided by the RINOs and DINOs who hold their noses with one hand while pulling the lever with the other.

Hey, Mike, if Fitzgerald's not going to charge Rove, I'd say his chances of getting him to roll on Cheney are zero and none.

I heard someone say something about this case. If Libby is found guilty, conceivably, he could get less time if he'd just killed Valerie Plame outright.

Gee, too bad he didn't kill her. WTF?

Since the current administration apparently condones torture, maybe we should adopt ye olde English punishment for treason: castration and disembowelment, followed by beheading and chopping up the remaining body parts.

Of course, no one in the White House committed treason, since apparently it's not treason if you don't think you're betraying your country when you expose the identity of an undercover CIA agent. It's all in the mind of the perpetrator.

But, hey, maybe they really didn't know she was an undercover agent, and maybe it never occurred to them to find out first. Maybe they're really just a bunch of morons.

That would explain a lot -- but it doesn't make me feel any better.

jonny

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