Good Read: There is no joy in Bushville tonight

[Tennessee Gal]

Patrick Fitzgerald acquitted himself superbly today. A country weaned on the corrupt, leering hackery of Ken Starr -- who squandered millions of taxpayer dollars in a partisan witch-hunt -- got to watch as a guy with an inner core of decency got up and frankly spoke about his investigation with professionalism and honesty. We got to be proud of the Justice Department again. We got to enjoy a moment of confidence that if there is a bottom to be gotten to in all of this there is a man in charge who will honorably and doggedly find it.

But hopes were set high that an array of GOP scalps would be waving in the wind by this time today, and that was not the case. Did we pin them unrealistically on a man and a situation to whom they did not rightfully belong? Perhaps.

But perhaps the only thing in the situation that is wonting is time.

If I were Karl Rove right now, I'd be kicking myself around the room. The thing that got him into this mess in the first place is spinning shit he didn't need to spin, and it looks like he's done it once again.

entire article: http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/

[Cha]

1. That's an Excellent Read!

"Do not make this mistake of thinking a presidential pardon will be a panacea for those involved. Fitzgerald's honorable and straighforward presentation today made it nigh impossible for the Rovians to fall back on their old tricks and launch a smear campaign -- Matthews damn near crowned him Pope this afternoon, and any attempt at a pardon will just make Bush look like an impeachment-worthy crook out to thwart the efforts of an honest public servant. Every solution they can come up with seems to beget more problems.

There is no joy in Bushville tonight."

[opihimoimoi]

2. They gatta do some serious drinking/drugs tonight to get any sleep

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Then bush should pardon him

I am not a crook seems so apropriate right about now...

:-)

But I think they will not go for a pardon...if they had any brains bush would start a fifing people... like candy

[jazzjunkysue]

5. Yessssss!!!!! Read it all. Very well said.

It really does feel good to have one man in the justice department to trust, to be proud of.

This was my country today.

I feel like I'm getting it back.

Fitz is the second coming.

All hail the Fitz.

[Carolab]

3. Indeed.

That's just the way Patrick Fitzgerald works. If the Hollinger case, and the Ryan case, and the Daley Case, and the Al Quaeda case and the Gambino case are any indication, Fitzgerald will now use what he's got to get more.

So if I was Big Dick Cheney, I wouldn't be sleeping very easy tonight. At the very best, his chief aide was just popped for lying to protect him.