Reply #16: Under the law, intent counts for a great deal. [View All]

[Pithy Cherub]

Socratically speaking, was there an intent to defame and marginalize Wilson by using his wife? Was the full intent to cover up a far worse initial crime of creating false conditions for war (Niger documents, DSM, David Kelley) which meant that Plame was secondary but the most overt manifestation of this conspiracy. Hmmm...

Judy is interesting only because she went to jail to limit the scope of the inquiry, not to protect a source as has been claimed. I think it is safe to surmise that initial indictments are to bring pressure to bear to set up the big fish. This is going to be good because nobody has any political capital left to spend on this while Bush is going into winter with high gas prices, a controversial SCOTUS nominee, a seriously weakened republican leadership, an enfeebled domestic agenda and any national security credibility torn to shreds by the Katrina response and no love coming from anywhere in the world except from his Bristish poodle! Lovely, indictments could be handed out for months as this goes on. :popcorn:

The Sequel: All the Presidents Men and Women, the Bush edition should be a great read after all their asses are in jail! :popcorn: