In “Why Scooter is Screwed — in Plain English,” Jane Hamsher at firedoglake blog (via Crooks & Liars) is having her usual fun with Scooter and Dr. Evil, along with some hot, sharp poker analysis:
Much talk recently about poor how poor Scooter is falling on his sword to save his boss Dr. Evil. The WaPo over the weekend wanted to know why Scooter would lie to the Grand Jury in direct contradiction of his own notes, and came up with the notion that he was protecting Cheney. For which he, no doubt, probably deserves to be counted a Great American.
Color me dubious.
While he may well be protecting Cheney in the bargain, Scooter’s lies were meant to protect himself — from an Espionage indictment. Sort of a two-vultures-with-one-stone deal. Fitzgerald knows it, and hammering away at the lies that keep him from indicting Libby under the Espionage Act are at the heart of his case.
He has Scooter dead-to-rights on a handful of lies, but let’s start with his claim that Tim Russert told him on July 10 that Joe Wilson’s wife worked for the CIA. … keep reading
Jane concludes with, “And if the grand jury was treated to Mr. Fitzgerald’s open skepticism as to Scooter’s motives in all of this, i.e. lying to evade an espionage indictment, here’s hoping that a jury of his peers is likewise entertained.” Let’s do hope.
