I cannot tell a lie – I’m simply filled with glee at thought of the Scooter Libby trial. At this point, I don’t care if Scooter is convicted or acquited, if he wrongly is set free or wrong is convicted — what I want is the press to get what’s coming to them. I neither know nor care about the guilt or innocence of Scooter — but I want to see the press pay for the crimes they’ve committed against the truth all this time. Yes, I understand that nobody from the fourth estate will be fined, let alone jailed, but just having to go into court and be exposed to the best disinfectant, sunshine to quote the St. Louis Post Dispatch editorialist (not plagiarize, since the Post editorial page no longer recognizes plagiarism).
Libby was indicted because his testimony didn’t agree with three reporters. So what else can his defense be but that he was telling the truth or at worse made a simple but unintentional mistake of recall based on what everybody actually knew at the time?
And the benefits are limited to just the people who are called to testify – the disappointment of those who aren’t might be palpable, as they too might be exposed like everyones unfavorite, David Gregory:
I’ll bet that the Libby defense team will want to chat with more than just Ms. Mitchell. That said, we should note that David Gregory may really be out of the loop – he chimed in with this:
GREGORY: And it is interesting–it’s also interesting, I should just point out, that nobody called me at any point, which is unfortunately…
WILLIAMS: Apparently not.
GREGORY: …not the point.
RUSSERT: Does anybody ever?
GREGORY: But I just wanted to note that.
RUSSERT: I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that.Stand tall, Stretch – you may be the last man standing if Russert, Mitchell and Williams have a ghastly experience at the Libby trial.
Yes, that is the unmistakable stylings of Tom Maguire. I’m standing on the shoulders of giants today.
