THE BIG ALL PURPOSE PLAME OIUTING SCANDAL TRIAL THREAD

[Preechr]

Yeah, like Congress.

Are we still discussing Plame here? Is this a good time to remind you all that, what was it... TWO YEARS AGO I was saying that this would all turn out to be a long, drawn out non-issue that would only wind up leaving the D's with even more egg on their faces?

Think about it: Covert is a two way street. Plame was not covert the moment her non-qualified political hack husband was shipped over to Niger with no confidentiality agreement and under no requirement to deliver any sort of written report upon his return. Max, if the CIA contracted you to conduct an extensive investigation of Dick Cheney's bathroom habits, providing you with all of the necessary super cool spy gear to do the job thoroughly, knowing full well of your hate for the man as well as your willingness to broadcast your findings to the furthest reaches of the internet, would you consider that a covert mission?

Scooter Libby will go to trial with a license to subpeona any and all members of the dad-blasted Lib'ral media Rove chooses in order to turn a perjury trial into a full-blown investigation of exactly how the media has been involved in their side of the War on Terror. Think this will all synch up with next year's election campaigns? Libby's quick resignation will make sure that none of that perjury stink sticks to the GOP... all they'll have to say if it's brought up is that at least their guy had the integrity to step down when accused of the same crime of which Clinton, your guy, was accused.

When it all comes down to it, NOBODY will be indicted of outing any sort of covert CIA agent, because no one did. If Joe and Valerie don't wind up in front of a GOP led investigation panel at some politically expedient time real soon, I'll admit I was wrong on that one point... but only that one... all the rest of my predictions will come true.