Daniel Schorr shore doesn't seem to think it'll only be Libby

[Algorem]

on NPR just now, I only heard part but he finds it very interesting that Rove's lawyer said Rove "won't be indicted "TODAY" ",Libby appeared to be put on a "mission" to leak Plame name and when it's all done we will all see Cheney was at the center of it all




DANIEL SCHORR: When loyalty usurps moral judgment

The Christian Science Monitor

Last Updated: October 28, 2005, 11:55:01 AM PDT

http://www.modbee.com/24hour/opinions/story/2848569p-11509366c.html


WASHINGTON (CSM) - It started with the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame, the CIA undercover officer whose husband had accused the Bush administration of deceiving the nation about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. It ended with the long and arduous investigation by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, which takes its place in the annals of scandals that reached the doorstep of the White House.

Once again, we are reminded of the words of that old Washington adage often attributed to Richard Nixon: "It's not the act that kills you. It's the coverup; it's the lie."

The Nixon history also reminds us of how presidents sometimes act when their aides get into trouble serving them. President Nixon forced the resignations of chief of staff H.R. Haldeman and adviser John Ehrlichman, and let them go to jail when he could have pardoned them. President Bush the elder, for example, did grant pardons to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others facing indictment for withholding information in the Iran-contra scandal.

The presidential pardon can be a powerful instrument, overriding conviction, overriding indictment. It can even be extended to someone before any legal action has been taken. The Clinton pardons to friends and friends of friends left an unpleasant mark on the last days of the Clinton presidency. But perhaps the most controversial pardon of all was the one that may have contributed to President Ford's losing the 1976 election, the pardon of Nixon shortly after he had resigned from office rather than face impeachment. Nixon had let it be known to Vice President Gerald Ford that a pardon might be the price of his resignation. As president, Mr. Ford denied that there had been any deal...

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1. I love that man but he sounds like Bill Murray in Caddy Shack!

[Algorem]

2. but Cheney's the one with the crooked mouth

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3. Cheny is a scary, scary man!

[Algorem]

6. but the CIA(and ex-CIA) people ought to be able to take him down a few

pegs.A lot of pegs.

[Ernesto]

4. Ol' Dan rocks.......... n-t

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5. If I remember correctly didn't Rove say

he was having a good friday and would have a good weekend. He didn't say anything about after the weekend.

[mod mom]

7. Daniel Schorr is an American legend. I always turn up the volume when he

offers us his words of wisdom.