Digby: we are now officially in Nixon territory

[babylonsister]

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/next-up-by-digby-libby-verdict-is-very.html

The Libby verdict is very exciting --- Howard Dean and other Dems are all calling on the president to promise not to pardon Scooter. The right is spinning like tops. Fox news commentators are lamely saying that the verdicts don't make sense because they acquitted Libby on one count. Bob Novak said the Bush administration had no "guts" because they agreed to allow an "unsupervised" special prosecutor to investigate them when they could have just shut down the investigation from the beginning. (G. Gordon Liddy couldn't have said it better.) It's a bad day for the Republicans.


And it's getting worse. I would suggest that everyone keep at least one eye on the next brewing legal scandal. It's looking more and more obvious like the Bush administration fired all those US Attorneys because they were investigating Republicans or allegedly dragging their feet in investigating Democrats. In Washington state the federal prosecutor was pressured to investigate "voter fraud" where there was none.

With the vice president's office being completely discredited today and using the justice department for political purposes, we are now officially in Nixon territory.

[AndyA]

1. Yep.

And may the outcome be the same: Bush resigns office and leaves in shame.

[BlueIris]

2. Ugh. NOW we're in Nixon territory?

To me, at this point, we're BEYOND anything the Nixon people did. The Bush folks set new precedents for corruption and perfidy. Abramoff, anyone? Wilkes-Cunningham?

[enid602]

4. scandals

I think they might get to the bottom of Sibel-Edmonds and Gannon by the time this thing's over. so many scandals, so little time.

[MissWaverly]

3. Nixon territory, credibility gap and war fiasco straight ahead

and please remember not to feed the plumbers and don't forget your enemies list, wiretapping
will be provided for first class passengers.

[AshevilleGuy]

5. It's sounding a lot like WATERGATE....

And I would know. Remember it as if it were yesterday.

Nixon resigned on my birthday in 1974. What a party THAT caused!! :D