Reply #14: I disagree. [View All]

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Judith Miller has been this administration's journalistic tool from the beginning, & that she's sitting in jail protecting the WH is a testament to that. She won't be answering any questions because "she's afraid - the government is too powerful." As a WH insider, she knows too much & is being asked by a WH outsider for information she's "at risk" to divulge. My belief is that the information Fitzgerald wants from Miller is much bigger than the Plame leak. She's not innocent, nor is she principled.

I'm supportive of laws that protect the rights of "investigative reporters". It's the right thing to do. The question is, when corrupt White House officials use "investigative reporters" for dangerous revenge against those who disagree with their questionable way of doing business, or to whitewash the White House's dirty business, who is going to look out for the People's right to know what's actually going on?

And, yes, it does make a difference when WH officials start resigning as a result of a scandal. In the Nixon WH, the sacrificial lambs were offered when the situation was already out of control.

Here, in Rove's case, he is the major artery of Bush's despicable WH & it's going to work to our advantage, imo. This administration is apparently not going to let him go without a fight, but the problem is, the longer this thing drags out, the more the public will know about just how sleazy this character is. It reflects on this president's judgement & it's going to shine a light on his integrity: He said he'd fire the leaker; the question is, does he "mean what he says" & "does he do what he says", as he so proudly claims.