Joe, Val, Wilson and family moved to Sante Fe, NM.

[rodeodance]

news to me.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2368902.ece

18 March 2007 00:34

The Valerie Plame case: My wife, the CIA agent, by Joe Wilson

Valerie Plame broke cover this week to give her side of a story that has engulfed the White House in scandal and led to the conviction of the Vice President's chief of staff for perjury. Here her husband, Joe Wilson, whose opposition to the Iraq war is thought to have provoked her 'outing', talks to Andrew Buncombe about their ordeal
Published: 18 March 2007
The removal men have been and gone, and the elegant house in Georgetown's Charleston Terrace, with its huge door knocker in the shape of a lion's head, stands empty. Its new occupants, a woman from Oman and her husband who works for the World Bank, are getting ready to move in.

For the best part of 10 years the house, with its expansive views of the Washington Monument, was home to former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame. They signed their names to its deeds in May 1998 and moved in shortly afterwards. But two weeks ago the couple, who for almost four intense years have been at the centre of one of Washington's most closely followed stories, closed that heavy-set door one final time and headed west. Their destination was New Mexico and what they hope will be a new chapter in their lives.

"Santa Fe. We thought it would it would be a nice place to raise our kids," Mr Wilson, 57, tells The Independent on Sunday, referring to the couple's seven-year-old twins, Trevor and Samantha. "We are from the west. We have been going back and forth for a number of years. Santa Fe appeals to us. It's an international city, there's an opera. And Valerie has been going to Los Alamos for years as part of her activities."

Put most simply, the reason they no longer have a reason to be in Washington is that Mr Wilson's wife no longer has a job here. In the summer of 2003, a conservative newspaper columnist revealed that, according to White House sources, Mr Wilson's wife was a covert CIA operative, working on weapons of mass destruction. Her outing set off a series of events that this month resulted in the conviction for perjury of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby...........

[MADem]

1. There IS an opera there--I know the director!

They'll like it. The people are nice, the Governor is a Democrat!

Maybe one or the other will run for the SENATE.

[zeemike]

2. Against Pete Dominici I hope n/t

[MADem]

3. Precisely! NT

[terrible beauty]

9. David Iglesias

Although listed as A Republican maybe we can convince him to run as a Democratic candidate against Heather Wilson .
How sweet would that be?:party:

[understandinglife]

18. Welcome to DU ...

Peace.

[understandinglife]

17. I'd suggest Stephen Wadsworth for both the libretto and direction ...

... should I give him a call and ask ???

Santa Fe would have been my second choice, after Seattle ;)


Peace.

[n2doc]

19. It's a damn good one too

Nothing like seeing Wagner's "the Flying Dutchman" with a massive thunderstorm visible behind the stage in the distance.....

SF has world class arts. If you have the money it is one of the best places to live.

[Ryano42]

4. Join us at Marias!!!

For Margaritas! :9

[tblue]

5. Man, I wish them the very best

No good deed goes unpunished, I guess. It hurts my heart, what the Republic smear machine has done to them.

[1932]

6. Doesn't Rumsfield live in Santa Fe too?

[anitar1]

7. I know he has 5 homes around the country. I believe Santa Fe is one of them.n/t

[Capn Sunshine]

16. Rumbo lives outside of Taos, not Santa Fe

And a rather humorous standoff between the townspeople and him over the war was widely not covered nationally. But many local merchants refuse to wait on him or do business with him, so he stays out of town.

It's not unusual in Santa Fe to glimpse the wealthy in various states of sobriety or activity.

[DemBones DemBones]

25. Good on those local merchants who refuse

to wait on or do business with Rummy. :thumbsup:

"How does it feel to be on your own,
Like a complete unknown."

The above, of course, is from Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," for those who aren't familiar with all his music.


"Can all the money you've made ever buy back your soul?"

That's from "Masters of War," theme song of more than one GOP administration, and one of Dylan's hardest-hitting songs.

[Raven]

8. Did V loose her job or, more appropriately,

lost her career but had a desk job with the CIA? As for Santa Fe...a magical place...people will welcome them and they will be happy there.

[oasis]

10. Space and peaceful surroundings. (eom)

[leftofthedial]

11. money is a nice thing

isn't it?

[Gloria]

12. Hey, Val, next time I'm up that way, let's do lunch!!!!!!!

[mtnsnake]

13. If there's anyone more attractive than Valerie Plame, please let me know right now

What a gorgeous lady.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. And a gorgeous hubby for those of us who like men.

I wish them the best of luck and peace of mind.

[NastyRiffraff]

14. I hope they'll be happy there

They definitely deserve happiness, and peace. Godspeed.

[Kber]

15. Very dear friend of ours moved to Santa Fe last year and I miss them

the only good about them moving away (for me, and let's face it, it's all about me, right?)is that when I visit them, I get to do it in Santa Fe.

[MissWaverly]

20. I wish them all the best, they have been treated badly

by those who should be the most dedicated public servants in our land, I hope that they
can have peace and comfort in New Mexico.

Miss Waverly

[Danascot]

22. It will do a world of good

to for them to get out of DC and leave all its bs, lies, corruption, spin, and Repukes behind. May they find peace and happiness in their new home.

[AnnieBW]

23. Los Alamos

Where they care as much about security as Scooter Libby does...

[bklyncowgirl]

24. I hope they're very happy there, it's a beautiful city.

America owes this family a great deal both for their dedicated and courageous service to the nation and for their willingness to stand up for the truth.