World 'o Crap: Unspinning Spin for Dummies

[CatWoman]

1. Rampant leaks notwithstanding, no one but Patrick Fitzgerald knows all of the criminal evidence the special prosecutor is considering against senior White House officials. Our hope is that he also understands that the job of a prosecutor is not to settle what at bottom is a political and policy fight over the war in Iraq.

Lie by implication: There's not even the possibility that a crime was committed -- it's clear that all that occurred was some spirited political debating (on the part of both sides).

2. Let's stipulate that the law is the law, and if Bush Administration officials lied to a grand jury in the clear and obvious way that Bill Clinton did, they should be prosecuted.

Dubious implied claim: Sure, lying under oath is bad, but only if it's done obviously. If you can lie well enough so it's not obvious, it's no crime.

Oh, and it's only illegal to lie about important stuff, like blow jobs.

3. If Mr. Fitzgerald has evidence of a malicious attempt to expose a CIA undercover agent, as defined by the relevant statute, the same applies. But the fact that the prosecutor has waited as long as he has--until the last days of his grand jury--suggests that he considers this a less than obvious case. A close call deserves to be a no call.

Lie: It's only a crime if it's done out of malice. Betraying CIA NOCs out of love for one's President is perfectly legal.

Dubious claim: Since Fitzgerald waited to get all the facts in before making his report, he must have a weak case -- and fairness says that only really obvious cases of criminal wrongdoing should be placed before the judicial system.

4. All the more so because this entire probe began and has continued as a kind of proxy for the larger political war about the Iraq War. In July 2003, Joseph Wilson used his insider status as a former CIA consultant to accuse the Bush Administration of lying about Iraq WMD as an excuse to go to war.

Lie: That Wilson accused Bush of lying about Iraqi WMDs as an excuse to go to war.

and much, much more

http://blogs.salon.com/0002874/2005/10/24.html#a1941

[SCantiGOP]

1. catwoman !!

long time, no see. You just linked my favorite blog. I love World O'Crap.

[CatWoman]

2. Hey Rusty

:hi:

so good to see you!!! :D