A question for those still outraged over the Plame leak…
Why is is that the Plame case leads for demands that Karl Rove or other high officials "get frog-marched out of the White House," but leaks like this one (or…
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Fitzgerald v Starr: Bang for the Buck
I've made exactly 2 posts about the Plame game and I've been flooded with comments about how little money Fitzgerald has spent vs Ken Starr investigating Whitewater. I knew the…
Woodward says: It wasn't Rove
We have another known about a known unknown. We don't know who the first administration official was to spread gossip about Plame, but we do know -with a fair degree…
Well, now we know why he calls himself "Scooter…"
Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff, the indicted I. Lewis Libby, is far better known by the nickname "Scooter." And while some people have questioned the taste, judgment, and sanity…
The Libby Indictment: A View From A Great Distance
On Friday, Fox News' Chris Wallace calls into Howie Carr's talk show and the two of them spend 10-15 minutes kicking around the news. During yesterday's chat, a few notions…
Plame Meme Watch
A comment by mantis alerted my to a dimension of the Libby indictment that I had completely overlooked – the meme building. Make no mistake, both sides are spinning today…
PlameGate – Libby Lies About Lying
Parsing through the indictments against Scooter Libby one thing jumped out at me – Libby is being charged for lying about lying to NBC's Russert and Time's Matt Cooper. All…
Libby Indicted In Plame Investigation, Rove Avoids Charges
The chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr., has been charged with one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of making false statement,…
Twas The Night Before Fitzmas And All Through the House…
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… [OK, so it's not quite a mouse] Say what you will about liberal bloggers, but damn if the don't come up…
PlameGate – Plame Name No Secret
Prior to Robert Novak's July 14, 2003 article that revealed Valerie Wilson Plame's name and employment at the CIA here association with Joe Wilson was pretty easy to find on…
PlameGate – Jumping To Conclusions
Way over there on the far left they're reporting a novel scoop on Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation into the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame that you're not going…
Everyone takes a leak
It seems all of the left is abuzz over the possible indictments over the Valerie Plame leak. Who is to be indicted? Who will escape? It struck me that there…
Karl Rove, Valerie Plame, and "reasonable doubt"
OK, enough people have challenged me on my "explanation" for Karl Rove leaking Valerie Plame's identity that I feel obligated to put it forth. Before I do, though, let me…
Democratic Senators Who Live In Glass Houses…
Probably shouldn't throw stones… Never mind that New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who (back when he was Congressman Schumer) was one of only 56 Representatives to vote against the Intelligence…
The Washington Post On The Plame Case
Two weeks ago NYU Journalism professor Jay Rosen wrote this:Just one man's opinion, but now is a good time to say it: The New York Times is not any longer–in…
Fitzgerald Won't Issue Plame Report
So says The New York Times. This will mean everything or nothing – take your pick. Here's a couple good places to sort through the blogosphere's speculation:Tom Maguire Ace Of…
Judith Miller Recounts Her Grand Jury Testimony
New York Times reporter Judith Miller recounts her grand jury testimony Sept. 30 and Oct. 12 under questioning by special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald in Sunday's New York Times. Here's…
The Plame Endgame
Jim VandeHei and Walter Pincus report in the Sunday Washington Post on Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and the endgame in the investigation into the Valerie Plame case. The meat of…
Joseph Wilson's "Who's Who In America" Entry
Many have wondered what was the purpose of the "Who's Who In America" sitting on the desk in yesterday's Robert Novak walk-off incident on CNN's Inside Politics. Josh Marshall points…
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