Good grief, have you seen this?

[Call me Deacon Blues]

This is, without doubt, the most damning, most thorough summation of the Plame-gate situation I have ever read. It's like reading the script for "All the President's Men" -- updated. I'm going to send this link to everyone I know online, especially the Republicans.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2005/Cheneys_role_jn_outing_of_CIA_1012.html

[Fridays Child]

1. Maybe Dick is negotiating for a quiet resignation to avoid indictment.

Why did he suddenly needed a private residence in DC, less than a year into his second term? So that he could continue to "advise" B*sh in an unofficial capacity?

[hedda_foil]

2. Oh MY!!!!

Two officials close to Fitzgerald told RAW STORY they have seen documents obtained from the White House Iraq Group which state that Cheney was present at several of the group's meetings. They say Cheney personally discussed with individuals in attendance at least two interviews in May and June of 2003 Wilson gave to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus, in which he claimed the administration “twisted” prewar intelligence and what the response from the administration should be.

Cheney was interviewed by the FBI surrounding the leak in 2004. According to the New York Times, Cheney was asked whether he knew of any concerted effort by White House aides to name Ms. Wilson.

Sources close to the investigation have also confirmed that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is trying to determine Vice President Cheney's role in the outing of Mrs. Wilson, more specifically, if Cheney ordered the leak.

Those close to Fitzgerald say they have yet to uncover any evidence that suggests Cheney ordered the leak or played a role in the outing of Mrs. Wilson. Still, the sources said they are investigating claims that Cheney may have been involved based on his attendance at meetings of the Iraq group. Previous reports indicate Cheney was intimately involved with the framing of the Iraq war.