The President was absolutely right to commute; I loved it how he slapped down the judge when saying the sentence was in some measure based on “evidence not proven at trial” (ala the covertiness of our gal-pal-Val).
I wonder what is happening with the other leak investigations? The TSP? The Iranian ops? The latest leak of the NIE? Etcetera, etc. etc.
I also wonder what the status is of Libby’s appeal; I hope he does pursue it. Someday Fitzy needs to get his due, and the only way that will happen is through the appeals process, I think. Unless the republicans in the house and senate start doing their own investigation of the Fitzy fiasco. What was done here is beyond the pale, and the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Great article btw.
I wonder about all those things too. From what I can find out about Libby’s appeal, his lawyers chose only a few weak issues to carry all their eggs in. Waltin looked at it and said that ain’t sh** so I deny bond pending outcome of appeal. They challenge whether Fitz was legitimate prosecutor when he was not a “special counsel” but was indeed a sitting U S Attorney from Chicago and was selected by AG’s office. I believe there were many legitimate lines of defense ruled out of order, and several witnesses not called (Andrea Mitchell and other reporter’s notes and phone records) which were not touched. Perhaps the lawyers screwed it up from the get-go. One thing they did was try to say Libby was White House scape goat. Bad idea, because it was simply not true, but also did not challenge the CIA, Fitz, Wilson, Plame et al. They also certainly screwed up jury selection. For one a Washington Post reporter served and has published a day-to-day diary of the whole trial. Amazing...