Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case...sympathies, all around.

[FountainSiren]

<p>WASHINGTON (June 13) – The prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case on Monday advised Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, that he would not be charged with any wrongdoing, effectively ending the nearly three-year criminal investigation that had at times focused intensely on Mr. Rove.
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<p>Just hug it out.</p>

[driver]

<p>Special Prosecutor Patrick “Nifong” Fitzgerald.</p>

[fundingfather]

<p>What a bummer for poor Joe Wilson (and his compatriots on the left) - no frog-marching parade by Rove.</p>

[driver]

<p>

Rove Cleared, Zarqawi Dead, GOP Doomed
by Scott Ott</p>

<p>(2006-06-13) — Republican electoral prospects in November appeared bleaker than ever this week after U.S. forces allowed al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to die in their custody and President George Bush’s close friend and adviser Karl Rove fanned the flames of conspiracy theories by preventing a special prosecutor from charging him with any wrongdoing in the CIA leak investigation.</p>

<p>White House sources failed to return phone calls last night, in a virtual communication lockdown, as the Bush administration hunkered down to figure out how to cope with the latest breaking news.</p>

<p>In five appearances before a grand jury Mr. Rove employed what one source called “his Jedi mind tricks.”</p>

<p>“But it was all for nothing,” the unnamed source said, “Since the lack of charges against him will only confirm America’s worst fears — that Karl Rove controls everything.”</p>

<p>Meanwhile jubilant Democrats hunted for media microphones, as one lawmaker said, “to kick the cowboy while he’s down.”</p>

<p>This week’s slight increase in the president’s popularity ratings only highlights the depths to which he has fallen, according to political experts.</p>

<p>In a bit of fortuitous timing, a Democrat National Committee spokesman said the DNC is on the verge of announcing its vision and plan for America’s future, which should be unveiled “any day now in the coming months.”</p>

<p>California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the presumptive Speaker of the House, took the high road, offering “words of consolation and comfort to our beleaguered Command in Chief.”</p>

<p>“We must rally around our chief executive in his time of need,” Rep. Pelosi said. “I call on all Americans to pray that God would lift President Bush from this pit of despair, and restore his confidence so that he may lead us boldly.”

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[browninfall]

<p>It might actually be fun watching Olberman tonight…Chrissy too!</p>

[Dadguy]

<p>This is a bit like saying that no one can prove the school tramp didn’t sleep with the math geek. Rove is what he is.</p>

<p>With such good news, I’m sure Bush’s approval rating will shoot all the way up to, I don’t know, to 40%.</p>

[xiggi]

<p>“Special Prosecutor Patrick “Nifong” Fitzgerald.”</p>

<p>There is world of difference between the two prosecutors. Fitzgerald does not deserve this new “nom de … plume,” especially when attempting to use the name Nifong in the blatantly pejorative, and absolutely repugnant, manner seen on College Confidential. </p>

<p>There are times when people make it so damn hard to support conservatives.</p>

[fundingfather]

<p>xiggi, I disagree. Look at the press conference that Fitzgerald had when he indicted Libby. He verbally accused him of all sorts of heinous activities, none of which were substantiated and none of which were part of the indictment. Prosecutors like Nifong and Fitzgerald should put up or shut up.</p>

[driver]

<p>Exactly. Mostly they should just shut up and do their jobs.</p>

[Dadguy]

<p>No, Fitzgerald spoke at the press conference about what was spelled out in the indictiment but he took great pains to avoid commenting about anything else Libby may or may not have done despite repeat questions from the press asking him to do so.</p>

<p>Like him or not, Rove is a campaign genius and so would have been involved in the 2006 and 2008 campaigns even if he had been tried, convicted and given the Hannibal Lecter treatment, facemask and all.</p>

[kluge]

<p>

Mostly they should just shut up and do their jobs.

Like Ronnie “Driver says he’s gonna be disbarred” Earle?
Seriously, this is what you righties are celebrating? That one of your guys didn’t get indicted? Talk about lowering expectations…</p>

[driver]

<p>Kluge–I mean Gramps–why don’t you take a certain 18-year-old’s advice and find someone to hug this out with. Take your favorite .org’s advice and move on! It’s painful to see a grown man blithering in the fetal position as he attempts to post on CC. Ronnie Earl will be your next <em>poof</em></p>

<p>I’m surprised you haven’t seen a pattern here.</p>

[kluge]

<p>Pattern, pattern… hmm, let’s see. DeLay slithering out of Congress. Righties backslapping over Karl Rove “not getting indicted.” GWB’s approval ratings skyrocketing into the low 30’s. Hug? Heck, I’m dancin’ - dancin!<br>
That person with the Acme rocket strapped to her back staring into the canyon? Recognize your own mirror? :)</p>

[driver]

<p>You’re so predictable.

In five appearances before a grand jury Mr. Rove employed what one source called “his Jedi mind tricks.”</p>

<p>“But it was all for nothing,” the unnamed source said, “Since the lack of charges against him will only confirm America’s worst fears — that Karl Rove controls everything.”</p>

<p>Meanwhile jubilant Democrats hunted for media microphones, as one lawmaker said, “to kick the cowboy while he’s down.”

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[barrons]

<p>With a little luck it could be another sad election for Kluge, NPR and the rest. Hurry November as we used to say at UW. (but that was for a different contact sport).</p>

[driver]

<p>In all the excitement of a renewed Kluge insurgency I somehow missed this comment by Dadguy (#10):

Fitzgerald spoke at the press conference about what was spelled out in the indictiment but he took great pains to avoid commenting about anything else Libby may or may not have done

Not true. In citing the indictment, he said this:

The grand jury’s indictment charges that Mr. Libby committed five crimes. The indictment charges one count of obstruction of justice of the federal grand jury, two counts of perjury and two counts of false statements.

Then, in a Nifong-like way, went on and implied criminality regarding the original (phony) charges, for which it is now patently obvious that he had no basis:

The fact that she was a CIA officer was not well- known, for her protection or for the benefit of all us. It’s important that a CIA officer’s identity be protected, that it be protected not just for the officer, but for the nation’s security.</p>

<p>Valerie Wilson’s cover was blown in July 2003. The first sign of that cover being blown was when Mr. Novak published a column on July 14th, 2003.</p>

<p>But Mr. Novak was not the first reporter to be told that Wilson’s wife, Valerie Wilson, Ambassador Wilson’s wife Valerie, worked at the CIA. Several other reporters were told.</p>

<p>In fact, Mr. Libby was the first official known to have told a reporter when he talked to Judith Miller in June of 2003 about Valerie Wilson

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[digmedia]

<p>driver - </p>

<p>You DO have a good sense of humor. That post (#4, above) left me rolling on the floor! Excellent article.</p>

<p>But what is funniest was: “adviser Karl Rove fanned the flames of conspiracy theories by preventing a special prosecutor from charging him with any wrongdoing in the CIA leak investigation.”</p>

<p>…because, with my point of view, that was EXACTLY my first reaction. </p>

<p>Thanks for posting. Humor can transcend politics when it’s good.</p>

[driver]

<p>Dig, if you liked that one, you’ll love this, which appeared in the DailyKos this morning. I did not write it, I swear. I came across it through InstaPundit. The comment section is frightening in its CC-likeness.

Bush Flees for Iraq (7+ / 1-)</p>

<p>I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a look of misery and dejection on the face of my daughter as I just did a moment ago. She just couldn’t understand why the President would be going to Iraq when so many things are wrong in this country. “Doesn’t Mr. Bush care about us anymore?” she asked pitifully.</p>

<p>I sat down with her on the sofa and (as calmly as I could) tried to explain to her why the President seems to be abandoning his country. "Honey, I think his boss, Mr. Rove, sent Mr. Bush out of the country in order to keep himself out of the newspapers. You see, he wasn’t sure if he was going to be arrested today or not, and so he planned Mr. Bush’s trip ahead of time just in case…”</p>

<p>I tried to keep my voice steady, but it became increasingly difficult - the rage and feelings of helplessness were just too much. I think my daughter could tell something was wrong. I found myself at such a loss for words - nothing made any sense; nothing makes sense anymore. I finally had to admit, “Honey, I just don’t know - I don’t know what’s going on in this country anymore…”</p>

<p>When I finished her lower lip started to tremble and her eyes began to fill with tears, “Daddy” she said, “why are the Republicans doing this to the country?” Well, that was it for me: I finally fell apart. She just fell into my arms and we both began sobbing for several minutes.</p>

<p>For once she had to comfort me and get me back on my feet. Sometimes I just think it’s too much, but seeing the strength in my young daughter’s voice helped me to get through. </p>

<p>Bottle-feeding newborns is like forcing them to smoke cigarettes.</p>

<p>by CheChe on Tue Jun 13, 2006 at 06:42:24 AM PDT

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[FountainSiren]

<p>A tear-jerker…a real…tear…jerker…lower-lip…trembling.
…Oh…why doesn’t Mr. Bush care about us anymore?..falling…gasping…need another…hit of…NPR…reaching…dial…turning…</p>

<p>…and the rest is silence.</p>

[NYMomof2]

<p>driver, CheChe is almost certainly a ■■■■■. He has a very short history, and all of his posts are in the same vein. See, for example, this one:</p>

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<p>The GOP owes me a new carpet (2+ / 0-)
Recommended by:nicejoest, MarketTrustee, Hominid Engels
I hadn’t been following the exit polls or the running tally of the California special election, but when the results came over the television it was like a bomb went off in my house.</p>

<p>My oldest daughter let out a wail of grief that I haven’t heard since Alito became Chief Justice. Since we lost her mother it’s been tough keeping things together around the house, but we try to manage. The trouble is, I just happened to be changing the little one when the shriek went up downstairs. Well, I turned to find out what happened and lost my handle on her little sister who took off - leaving behind a trail of urine and excrement that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get out of the carpet in the hallway. I don’t know what’s worse, the stuff that’s soaked into my carpet or the stuff that’s leaking out of the White House.</p>

<p>Trying to calm down my oldest daughter while trying to bring order elsewhere just made the frustrations of the last six years all the more palpable. The buring in my gut turned to nausea and well, now the mess is even worse. I feel like I’m looking down at the state of the entire damn country right now.</p>

<p>Bottle-feeding newborns is like forcing them to smoke cigarettes.</p>

<p>by CheChe on Wed Jun 07, 2006 at 08:27:39 AM PDT</p>

<p><a href=“Comments: CA-50: Post-mortem”>Comments: CA-50: Post-mortem;

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<p>If you’re going to read dKos on this subject, why don’t you read emptywheel, probably the best analyst of the Plame situation anywhere? From today:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/13/9339/59486[/url]”>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/13/9339/59486&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And clicking on her name will bring up dozens of previous analyses.</p>