ABC Breaking - Libby To Prove He Was A Scapegoat for Rove

[Frustratedlady]

IN OPENING DAY OF CIA LEAK TRIAL, LAWYERS FOR 'SCOOTER' LIBBY ASSERT THEIR CLIENT WAS A SCAPEGOAT FOR KARL ROV

Oh happy day!

Here's a link to the article.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2816038

Edited to include link to article

[Nimrod2005]

1. Oh, thank you dear Jesus!!!!

:rofl:

[LSparkle]

2. Fitz gets his man after all!!!

YAHOOOOOO!!

[Ganja Ninja]

3. Break out the champagne and cigars.

:party: :toast: :woohoo:

[fooj]

4. Cheney, Libby and Rove...

I'm loving it! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[wryter2000]

5. Merry Fitzmas!

:bounce: :woohoo:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Then what did Rove give up to Fitzgerald?

I really think Fitz was ready to indict Rove 'way back when Truthout broke the news--but something happened. What sort of deal was cut? I mean, there has been no new indictments in the case--what did Rove give? Is he a witness for the defense or prosecution, btw?

[CrazyOrangeCat]

14. Cheney.

And . . . as many months as have passed since the Truthout incident, one can assume that Fitz has got an airtight case.

He interviewed Rove four or five times, which is very unusual. Rove and Libby have pushed Crashcart under the bus.

Ah well, I can hope . . .

[caligirl]

26. New VP :Rice,Sof S: Negroponte, it all falls into place now, cheney leaves office.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

27. So you think

this whole thing has been orchestrated to get Cheney out?

[caligirl]

38. it may not be Rice, maybe someone else, and no I don't think evey

detail was orchestrated for this reason. but I do think after they outed Plame and Fitz was on to them, they had to look at the possible outcomes and plan accordingly. I seriously wou, or Fitz could get him indicted,ld not be surprised to see cheney leave for health or 'family' reasons and be replaced by someone wanting the Presidency. so not necessarily Rice.

[femrap]

29. Yep....Rice moves up to VP.

Then no reason not to impeach.

[Hawkowl]

34. No way

There is no way Rice would be confirmed as VP. Absolutely no friggin way the Senate would confirm a lying incompetent such as Rice.

[femrap]

40. That's what I said about a Hollywood

actor becoming president....I just think the move by Negroponte sets up Rice as VP...who is better than Cheney, IMHO.

[MissWaverly]

37. No, the new VP will be McCain, they need those pardons

it won't be Condi, remember how they hyped about Ford being a centrist, an all around
good guy, that pardoned everybody, they did that for a reason, they were warming up
the crowd for McCain, someone who is not in the cabinet but the Senate, who
will pardon them all for the Good of the Country.

[calimary]

42. I doubt it. He won't take a republi-CON out of the Senate. The numbers

are too close. Hell, they were measuring the drapes to retake the Senate majority just a few weeks ago, when Tim Johnson became ill.

[MissWaverly]

47. remember, they only care about their own sweet selves

if it means a get out of jail free card, they will do it.

[tridim]

7. I'm watching awesome video now on MSNBC..

Rove is back in the mix, big time. :bounce:

MSNBC is showing all the players getting out of their gas guzzlers and walking together. :)

[DemReadingDU]

19. link to watch MSNBC videos

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16770023


lots of damning evidence about Cheney


Prosecutor: Cheney deeply involved in CIA leak
Jan. 23: Prosecutors revealed that Vice President Cheney was much more deeply involved in the leak of CIA agent Valerie Wilson's identity than previously known. Hardball's David Shuster reports.
video is 5 minutes



There is now a 2nd video with Jonathan Alter reporting

[mzmolly]

23. Does that mean he's a criminal? Or just a politician who bent the truth

in the public eye? I wonder if Cheney broke any laws given the President "declassified" Plame's ID?

[emulatorloo]

8. Yeah right -- Libby can't prove anything. He is a liar.

Libby was a "Scapegoat?"

No he was an active participant in outing Valerie Plame at the behest of Cheney.

[Catherine Vincent]

9. Karl Rove get yer ass back in court!!!

:bounce:

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[durrrty libby]

12. That pic is pretty funny, considering Libby's lawyer said

ol Scooter "Stuck his head in a meat grinder" to save Rove.

[The Count]

16. Looks like the blossom's off then....

[Frustratedlady]

21. Sorry, but that "thing" reminds me of Rove's nickname.

He resembles that remark! :eyes:

[deminks]

11. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus
http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/

[Pawel K]

13. WOW. Good thing I stocked up on pop corn

this is going to be a very interesting week.

[Pharaoh]

15. then we have the STFU speech tonite

and the peace march saturday! This could be the week it all unravels for the bastards!!!!

[formercia]

17. Let's hope nobody gets hurt Saturday.

I'd hate to see them go out with more blood on their hands.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

18. How come that lush Novak didn't go to jail?

He is the one that actually outed a C.I.A agent, on behest of the WH of course

[emulatorloo]

22. because I think he cooperated w Fitzgerald (unlike Judy) EOM

[mzmolly]

20. That doesn't mean he didn't lie.

I don't get the significance of this "development?"

[Frustratedlady]

24. Even if he did lie, they will try to bring Rove into the fray...

which will open up testimony we may never have heard when it was aimed only at Libby. I think most of us believe Rove, Cheney, and Libby were all involved at the behest of the Big Guy. By Libby wiggling in his chair, we may get more than if he had taken the fall. Just sayin'.

[mzmolly]

25. I like the way you think.

By Libby wiggling in his chair, we may get more than if he had taken the fall. Just sayin'.

:hi:

[Auntie Bush]

35. He forgot to ask Condi if he could go pee-pee.

[blm]

39. heheh......

probably right.

[harveyc]

28. Let's not get our knickers all tied in a knot here ...

The discussion centered on "to venture outside his normal job description and speak with reporters about Wilson" not covering up for Rove on the charges.

--- Wells also showed the jury portions of a handwritten note by Cheney around the time that Libby was first questioned by federal agents. It showed that the vice president was concerned that his longtime aide was being made a scapegoat by White House insiders after he had been asked to venture outside his normal job description and speak with reporters about Wilson. Wells asserted that the insiders' aim was to protect Rove, who also talked with journalists about Plame but who was not charged.

"Not going to protect one staffer, + sacrifice the guy that was asked to stick his neck in the meat grinder because of the incompetence of others," the Cheney note said, according to an excerpt that Wells showed the jury.

"You will learn from the evidence that ... that one staffer was Karl Rove," Wells said. "Karl Rove was President Bush's right-hand person in terms of political strategy. Karl Rove was the person most responsible that the Republican Party stayed in office. His fate was important to the Republican Party. He had to be protected.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-ex-libby23jan24,0,1637592.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Bjorn Against]

30. It is a great day when both the prosecution and the defense have the White House in their crosshairs

There is absolutely no way this could end well for the administration.

[Az_lefty]

31. why didn't he try to cut a deal?

:shrug:

[bunny planet]

32. Dang, popcorn for everybody!!!!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :woohoo:

[Recursion]

33. So what?

How is this good? It means Karl's criminality allows Scooter to get away with his own wrongdoings. Oh boy.

[StrictlyRockers]

36. Oh goodie! This is going to be a very fun week!

Time to stock up on popcorn.

:popcorn:

:D

[Imagevision]

41. gee's I thought Libby was going the pardon route - this is impressive!

[StrictlyRockers]

43. HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY JOY!!!

[GeorgeGist]

44. Cheney v Rove: Honor Among Thieves

by Libby and Fitzgerald.

Sounds like a good read.

[sendero]

45. I read this differently than most here..

... how is this good? Rove has not been indicted and probably won't. If Libby convinces the jury that he was a "scapegoat", he will walk, and so will Rove.

[flpoljunkie]

48. You read it right, sendero, altho they provided absolutely no evidence of this accusation.

[sofa king]

46. What's so damned great about this?

It's not Fitzgerald who is asserting this point, it's the person defending himself against Fitzgerald.

The great Fitz has elected not to prosecute Mr. Rove, and Rove is free to continue conducting his treasonous business, as is the Vice President.

This is not anything we haven't already known for two years. All this is going to do is possibly get Scooter Libby off the hook, too. Great. Great work, Fitz.

[Eurobabe]

49. Story Coming up NEXT on CNN, 5:31PM

[Supersedeas]

50. Were any witnesses called today??