[Congressman Billybob]

This article begins with a lie. Libby gave Miller a waiver so she could testify, a year before she went to jail. It was Miller's choice to ignore that waiver and refuse to testify. The bottom line is that Miller is a weird duck, as recent nasty reporting in the New York Times has demonstrated.

It is clear that the elements to prove violation of the "protect the covert operative" statute are not present. No one is going to get indicted for that, because the crime itself never occurred. It would be like charging bank robbery against a customer who walked in, and then walked out, without taking a single penny.

The only question is whether Fitzgerald will bring charges of perjury or obstruction against anyone -- including anyone in the press, Miller not excepted. And after that question comes the one whether anyone will ever be convicted of anything.

I'm willing to wager that NO ONE will be convicted of ANYTHING. However, the way the American press works, the story is the indictment, and the trial. Guilt is absolutely irrelevant.

Congressman Billybob

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[Dog]

What do you make of the media attacks on Judith Miller?