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Tue 6 Mar 2007 21:10
by Kevin McGehee
43° and fair
in Coweta County, GA
[Courting Disaster]
[Yippee-Ki-Yay!]
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Well, Fitzgerald managed to get a scalp, of sorts. Scooter Libby was convicted of four counts according to the legal paperwork. What the jury actually considered him guilty of when they voted to convict, is another matter. Meanwhile, any hopes of the Get Rove bunch that Libby’s trial would lead to more appear to be ... unrequited.
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald says the CIA leak investigation was now inactive.
“I do not expect to file any additional charges,“ he said.
“We’re all going back to our day jobs.“ » Reuters: Former US aide Libby found guilty in CIA leak case
This is the politically motivated prosecutorial equivalent of a one-night stand that takes 45 seconds. All the poor little Whos in Whoville are boo-hooing—such a disappointing Fitzmas.
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