CNN Breaking: Libby Resigns

[slor]

No link yet.

[longship]

1. Scooter scooted out of the WH

nt

[jobycom]

7. It's the Scooter Bootin' Boogie! nt.

[louis-t]

34. Boot * Scoot *

BOOGIE!!!!!!


:woohoo:

[Skinner]

2. I hope you don't mind that I edited your post. (nt)

[slor]

4. No...not at all

I knew it needed it, I just wanted to be the first to post for a change!
Oh, and may he be the first of many!

[blackcatpgh]

3. "breaking" on CNN homepage

http://www.cnn.com/

[Orsino]

5. My Fitzmas Present

[Tight_rope]

6. LMBAO!

[jobycom]

9. ROFL! Too good! nt

[wicket]

11. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[NYYFan]

18. OMG ! This is great !!!

:yourock: :rofl:

[Lochloosa]

23. How long have you been saving that Pic?

:rofl:

[truthisfreedom]

8. aww. now that's just too bad.

everyone needs a two-wheeled non-powered pushmobile.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. One down

I never thought I'd see this Admin called on their BS.

As horrible as it is to know what they've done to our country, it's great to see someone stand up to them.

[amitten]

12. So....who's next? n/t

[NoSheep]

47. I read something today about Bolton involvement but can't find it now.

[Straight Shooter]

13. All together now:

Don't let the door hit ya
Where the Good Lord split ya!

:nopity:

[blackcatpgh]

14. story is up

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/28/leak.probe/index.html

[Judi Lynn]

Libby's Quiet Rise to Power Comes to End

Libby's Quiet Rise to Power Comes to End
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

Friday, October 28, 2005

(10-28) 09:57 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby quietly rose to the highest corridors of power in Washington only to be brought down in a scandal that thrust him into the limelight that he so explicitly avoided.

Libby's behind-the-scenes involvement in the public exposure of a covert CIA agent led to his indictment Friday on obstruction, false statement and perjury charges, depriving Vice President Dick Cheney of his closest adviser.

The Columbia University-trained lawyer has foreign policy expertise as a former aide in the Defense and State departments. He has been extremely loyal to Cheney and, in return, had the vice president's unwavering trust.

Libby was known as "Cheney's Cheney." Just as President Bush has Cheney as his behind-the-scenes adviser and problem-solver, Cheney had Libby as his trusted right-hand man. "Scooter is to Cheney as Cheney is to Bush," former Cheney aide Mary Matalin said.
(snip/...)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/28/national/w095759D86.DTL

[kurth]

17. Libby "EXTREMELY loyal" ---> Libby will NOT sing

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. 25 years in prison is a long time

Even for the most loyal of person.

[nodehopper]

37. Bush can always pardon him

[NoSheep]

48. oh good god that is a crazy-making thought.

:freak:

[RummyTheDummy]

31. Im sure that's what Gotti said about Sam Gravano

Everbody sings. If a hardened mafioso can sing, some candy ass like Libby will sing too. Bank on it. That's precisely why this was handled this way.

[ps1074]

15. When is he going to jail?

That's all I want to know.

Send all the fucking criminals to jail - Libby, Rove, Cheney, Bush, Bolton, Rice... everyone.

[underpants]

16. ABC News has it 'Scooter' Libby Indicted in CIA Leak Case

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/CIALeak/story?id=1259169

[Zorra]

19. All republicans are corrupt. It is just a matter of watching them,

catching them in their evil deeds, making sure that republicans do not control investigations, convicting them of their crimes, and sending them to prison, where they belong. Libby is just a drop of water in an endless sea. He was ordered by Cheney to get Joe Wilson, and let's hope for once that the cops get the head honchos along with the petty crooks.

Mr. Fitzgerald has done very well so far, and he does not appear to have been compromised. Hopefully now he will nail one of the most dangerous criminals in the US - the traitor, Karl Rove.

Karl Rove has done a lot of truly heinous things that have not come out in the light. He deserves life in prison without parole.

I fervently hope he gets exactly what he deserves. ;-)

[zbdent]

20. Spending time with his family

while he still can - instead of where a pane of unbreakable glass is between them . . .

[skids]

22. Bush LET HIM RESIGN!

Bush should have fired him. Now he gets to keep his severance package.

Just like Brownie, Libby will still be receiving taxpayer money.

[kurth]

25. Don't forget a presidential pardon

No Bushie will EVER see the inside of a jail in this case.

[closeupready]

30. Right, but pardons carry risks for the GOP generally, so even if

there are pardons, there's no escaping damage.

[n2doc]

36. maybe. Remember pardons are usually done at the end of the pres. term

Reagan pardoned the iran contra crooks, Bush senior pardoned crooks, and Clinton did the same at the end of his term. Once the election has taken place for a successor people quickly forget. Libby just has to drag this thing out for 38 months...

[quisp]

24. Oh Goody! Just what I wanted for Fitzmas!

an indicted Scooter.

Thank you St. Fitz!

Now may I please have KKKarl on silver platter?

[tekriter]

26. When the going gets tough...

the Republican quits.

[Love Bug]

27. Anyone been over to freakrepublic to see how they are taking

all this?

[jeanarrett]

35. Here's one of their stupid replies:

To: West Coast Conservative
Now is a good time for Cheney to resign due to his health and loss of counsel. That way, the next President of the United States can be put into position.
We have a great administration in the Whitehouse right now. If the democrats had gone after Clinton's purgery, obstruction of justice, and lying to the American people with the same fervor, it would have taken half the time at half the price! Plus, Libby is just council. Imagine if he were the President!!
The Bush administration handled this very well. We should be proud.


10 posted on 10/28/2005 9:47:24 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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Check out the "purgery" and "he's just 'council.'" Dumber than doornails as usual and still whining about Clinton. And what's up with half the time and half the price? Don't they know how much Starr spent?

[LonelyLRLiberal]

28. Whatcha bet he's already hired on as a "consultant" under the table? nm

[JaneQPublic]

33. Yeah, the same way Brownie is still on the Federal payroll. (nt)

[Mika]

29. Libby will be part of a Jeb pretzeldential administration.

Just like indicted Reagunites are part of Shrub's.

[leftchick]

32. LINK: Cheney Adviser Resigns After Indictment

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cia_leak_investigation

WASHINGTON - The vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr., was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a spotlight on President Bush's push to war.

Libby, 55, resigned and left the White House.

Karl Rove, Bush's closest adviser, escaped indictment Friday but remained under investigation, his legal status casting a dark cloud over a White House already in trouble. The U.S. military death toll in Iraq exceeded 2,000 this week, and the president's approval ratings are at the lowest point since he took office in 2001.

Friday's charges stemmed from a two-year investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald into whether Rove, Libby or any other administration officials knowingly revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame or lied about their involvement to investigators.

[oc2002]

38. 5 felony counts and Freepers say at most he gets is Club Fed prisson?

no hard time for a felony?

[mt1000]

39. Happy Fitzmas Page - fun & links

You can send Happy Fitzmas e-Cards
from this page

http://www.lfchosting.com/sportsfem/peace/GOP/FITZhome.html

also fun, frolics...

[shantipriya]

40. Rove

My fear that SOB Rove will not be indicted turned out to be true.He is the real force behind this Admin. He should have been indicted and removed. Him being still there means business as usual in the White House and continuation of all the dirty tricks.Sad he is still there.!!

[no name no slogan]

41. The fat lady ain't singing yet

Rove is still under investigation. Remember, it took two years for Watergate to bring down Nixon.

[melody]

42. One down - yahaha!!!!

Rover is next and, based upon the indictments lodged against Libby, I'm beginning to agree with those who think Don Karlo is singing. And since there are not many bigger fish than he, aside from two I can think of...

[MagickMuffin]

43. WooHoo

Scooter Libby you've been "SERVED"

[opihimoimoi]

44. Love the Picture...Greed and Lust got into him....bad result from

being a POWERFORCE WANNABE...Lusting for Power is one thing,,,to lie cheat steal is another.

I ready to light the fire to cook pig for the luau

[MagickMuffin]

46. But the main point of all of this is:

they deliberately lied to take us into a war that has already "KILLED" thousands of people!

Not only that but "BILLIONS" in stolen money.

I want my democracy and country back.

[opihimoimoi]

49. All of us must work harder to prevent a repeat of this Horrid Debacle

[MagickMuffin]

50. Agreed!

I have just created my first blog, so that I can expose the Right-Wing spin machine.

The site is dedicated to all the blunders, slip of the tongue, gaffs, etc. Their words will now come back to haunt them.

Feel free to visit, I start each post with a cartoon/comic, then usually a quote about the comic, followed by a brief personal message.

http://comlogic.blogspot.com/

[opihimoimoi]

51. Love your Blog...That Dick Morris is an asshole of mega proportions..

[MagickMuffin]

52. Thx for visiting ;-P

This is the best way I know to speak truth to power.

I'm glad you love my blog, maybe you can help spread the word.

I don't know if you realized that if you clink on the pix, it will open up a new window with a larger file size.

I'm trying to figure out how to deal with this issue. Tried a few things and so far not liking the results.

[opihimoimoi]

53. Are you interested in Solving for Peace? That is the ultimate

Prerequisite for Level 3 Living.

[MagickMuffin]

55. Sounds interesting

tell me more, my google search didn't give very good results!

[opihimoimoi]

56. A few of us are thinking of forming a project to promote altruism and

benevolency among us Humans...sounds outlandish but we think its Time.

What kinds of hits does your blog get?? 300 daily? More?

[MagickMuffin]

57. I certainly wish

it would get that many hits. Actually, I just got it up and running Thursday of this week.

I'm still trying to work on jazzing it up.

Well, the project you are working on sounds great.

How are you going about getting it started? How would I be able to help out?

At the present time I am unemployed, and have been keeping busy with improving my graphic art skills. Currently using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Final Cut Pro.

Last summer I made a mini documentary about the lead up to the Iraqi war, titled "Smoking Guns Mushroom Clouds", it was my first time editing and I think it turned out pretty good considering my lack of an education in this field.

Keep me posted about your project and I will see how I can contribute.

[recon54]

45. Didn't Bush say he would fire anyone...

...on his staff who leaked?

[opihimoimoi]

54. It musta all been planned...to resign that is...