My guess is that Libby will be convicted of two of the remaining 4 charges against him, mostly because he was in CYA mode over a stupid trifle, and the jury will feel like they just have to convict him of something since he must have done something wrong to get all this attention over something so trivial.
Assuming it's not overturned on appeal, he can expect a pardon from the President in late 2008... because, after all, he didn't really do anything unethical except panic and fly into CYA mode.
...he must have done something wrong to get all this attention over something so trivial.
What a mockery of reasonable doubt that would be. Someone -- Heinlein? -- once quoted an old artillery timing chant: "He's got to be guilty, or he wouldn't be here!" We're supposed to be better than that.
I'd hate to have to put my life or freedom in the hands of "a jury of my peers".
Of course, I'd hate even worse to put it in the hands of a single robed government employee.
2.20.2007 9:39pm
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Assuming it's not overturned on appeal, he can expect a pardon from the President in late 2008... because, after all, he didn't really do anything unethical except panic and fly into CYA mode.
What a mockery of reasonable doubt that would be. Someone -- Heinlein? -- once quoted an old artillery timing chant: "He's got to be guilty, or he wouldn't be here!" We're supposed to be better than that.
Of course, I'd hate even worse to put it in the hands of a single robed government employee.
Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.
Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.