Patrick Fitzgerald: The steely-eyed sleuth

Washington Post ^ | Updated: 3:43 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2005 | Peter Slevin and Carol D. Leonnig

[fantom]

they are convinced that the WH is in deep yogurt . they think he can do for them what the american public refuses to do. it's been a leak-fest why not get out the grease gun . he's their "boyo" . or so they think.

[KenClutter]

If the comPost is fluffing this guy up, I bet there are some serious skeletons in the closet...I hope FoxNews/WTimes/WND digs them out if he indicts and reveals what a partisan hack he is.

[WarEagle]

And Dubya doesn not know how the game is played?

He's got nice political acumen, but all the "CIA family" stuff is total BS. GHWB was CIA director for just over a year. He loved it and wanted to stay, but the grinning jackass from Georgia wanted his own man.

Prior to being CIA director, GHWB was a congressman and had several appointive jobs but absolutely nothing which would lead anyone to believe that he was in any way steeped or influenced by the CIA culture. What he knew/knows about playing the game comes from years as a Washington insider, which probably is better experience for playing the leak game than CIA.

[Bar-Face]

"But if he indicts on some silly perjury charge like "Rove didn't mention a conversation with Cooper" then I will think he's a partisan dill."

True. Very True. I just think it is too early now to call.

[Siena Dreaming]

but the grinning jackass from Georgia wanted his own man.

Precisely why the Bushes know how the game is played.