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OMFG Karl Rove indicted ?!
Truthout’s Jason Leopold reports that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald “instructed one of the attorneys to tell Rove that he has 24 hours to get his affairs in order, high level sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said Saturday morning.”
If true, what a scoop! In your face, MSM! More from Truthout:
Robert Luskin, Rove’s attorney, did not return a call for comment. Sources said Fitzgerald was in Washington, DC, Friday and met with Luskin for about 15 hours to go over the charges against Rove, which include perjury and lying to investigators about how and when Rove discovered that Valerie Plame Wilson was a covert CIA operative and whether he shared that information with reporters, sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said.
It was still unknown Saturday whether Fitzgerald charged Rove with a more serious obstruction of justice charge. Sources close to the case said Friday that it appeared very likely that an obstruction charge against Rove would be included with charges of perjury and lying to investigators.
An announcement by Fitzgerald is expected to come this week, sources close to the case said. However, the day and time is unknown. Randall Samborn, a spokesman for the special prosecutor was unavailable for comment. In the past, Samborn said he could not comment on the case.
Elsewhere on the ‘osphere, Peking Duck flies past the NY Times firewall to bring us Frank Rich’s column, “Will the Real Traitors Please Stand Up?” Thank God someone of Rich’s stature is calling these guys traitors. Here’s the money shot:
It’s the recklessness at the top of our government, not the press’s exposure of it, that has truly aided the enemy, put American lives at risk and potentially sabotaged national security. That’s where the buck stops, and if there’s to be a witch hunt for traitors, that’s where it should begin.
So. How should I celebrate?
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I guess fate is working its way up the food chain. There is so much corruption in the King’s administration. It’s a shame that the King’s courtiers are taking the fall for his pea-brained plans. The King sent out all his men to Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 2437 of his men have not made it home. Maybe the King thinks his subjects are blind.
The King acts as if no one sees what’s going on. Karl Rove has been instrumental in building the Kingdom since 1980 when he directed the losing presidential campaign of the King’s father. Karl Rove has been described as the “Bush Brain” because of his guidance in gaining the King’s successful run for governor in Texas and the White House. But it seems the brain of the King has outsmarted even himself. The brain couldn’t follow a simple principle. Tell the truth.
Now that the King’s brain is on it’s way out. What is to become of the King? You know the old saying, take out the head and the body will follow. With the King’s 29% approval rating the body isn’t too far behind.
That has GOT to be the most diligent spammer out there. Look at that! The guy actually wrote an apropos post!
Okay, I’m not a total ahole. This one doesn’t get deleted.
I’m trying not to get my hopes up yet on Karl Rove’s indictment. That squirrly, snake of a man will find a way out of this. He always does. But I do hope that Fitzgerald nails him to the wall.
This is an interesting situation. Why have no other news sources picked this up?
Jason Leopold also has a worrisome past, with dismissals and retractions and accusations of plagiarism.
So far, it’s one guy making the claim, and he’s got a questionable history. So I wouldn’t crow just yet.
Actually, that was me at 4:11 AM. Stupid cookies.
I thought sxKitten’s voice had deepened an octave or three.
We shall see . . .