[Zeppo]

Here's Miller's farewell apologia... Not much new that I can see - apparently a confirmation that she was threatened with felony obstruction charges, and the admission that she went to jail to dramatize the need for a Federal Shield law seems to be new news (and is probably an afterthought, another weak attempt to make herself a martyr for the 'profession' in order to rehabilitate herself in the eyes of her peers). Perhaps her web site (or a future book deal?) may shed some more light on all of the unanswered questions, but the tone of this tear-drenched letter to the editor makes that somewhat doubtful.

[SteveMcKing]

Reporters who become the news are not reporters.

[SC33]

Just read the responses on her website. They are very good, and she nails Maureen Dowd on some mistakes that she made in her column. Good read.

[HAL9000]

It's sad to see the New York Times lose a couple of their best writers recently - William Safire and Judith Miller. But they still have John F. Burns and John Markoff.

[singfreedom]

Talk about a self-aggrandizing, ego maniacal, martyr complex! Her actions and experiences with the judicial system are enough to convince me a reporter's shield law would be one of the STUPIDEST things we could do!

After hearing Mary Mapes'explain that she didn't think reporters should have to vet their sources before they do a story, I have nightmares about what they would report fallaciously. Hoping, of course, that no one would take the time or trouble to determine the actual truth.

[Treader]

Judy is truly a tragic figure- perhaps she can prevail against the foggy mist of fatal uncertainty. Then again- maybe the hell- NOT. Willy Shakethesphere has told this story, yet again.

[CyberAnt]

But .. the "confidential source" she was protecting WAS NOT LIBBY!!

[msnimje]

a deliberate effort to obstruct the prosecutor's inquiry into serious crimes.

An unbiased reporter would have said "potential" serious crimes. Or "if serious crimes were committed."

[fso301]

I went to her website and read her letter to Maureen Dowd. It was hoping she would respond to maureen saying she slept her way to the top but she didn't.

[wildcatf4f3]

still think shes spooked up

[elli1]

later

[JoeSixPack1]

Though 49 states have extended this privilege to journalists ... there is no comparable federal law.

Sorry. See ya. Ciao. Ta-Ta.
Hey Hey Hey, Good Bye!

[thegreatbeast]

I'm unhappy about Miller leaving the NYT only because she irritated so many there,

[Zeppo]

Now that we apparently know that there was no "there" there, I'm wondering why Miller's lawyers don't seek some kind of sanction on Fitzgerald for falsely claiming that Miller was obstructing justice (and holding her in jail for contempt). If there was no underlying 'foul' of outing a covert agent or illegally transmitting classified information (on ship movements, for example), then it would seem to be a mighty weak basis for jailing Miller in order to find out whether or not Libby was being truthful on questions that were only tangentially related to the original mandate of the prosecutor.

[popdonnelly]

Leaving the NY Times is like getting a lifeboat seat on the Titanic.

[oceanview]

if we knew the truth about the 2nd "condition" - what Fitzgerald let her get away with keeping secret.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

she's on larry king now