In a nutshell; "Keep me out of jail or I talk." So they paid the price. The fall guy is Libby. The criminals - for releasing the name of a CIA undercover agent - are Bush and Cheney. All Libby did was lie a little - and he probably would have gotten away with it except ... that is another story. By the way, Bush can pardon him fully later. So, don't let the talk of just commuting the jail time make you feel better about it all. And I'm ready to give odds on the pardon - if any conservative wants to try me. This is a pardon all the way. In stages. Expect more for those who keep quiet while Bush is in power.

Any lingering questions of whether this is a criminal administration have now been answered. This is a continuation of the Nixon White House - only more so. By the way - very direct links between the two. Just a sad place that our national government has come to. But I expect it will get worse. There is one thing these guys will not allow to happen - and that is for them to lose power. They will do anything. Anything. To prevent that. They are doing anything.