The American Spectator

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See Henry VI, (Part 2), Act IV, Scene 2:

The first thing we do…

p>I’m not advocating going as far as Dick, but the actions of prosecutors Fitzgerald and Nifong do call the famous quote to mind. br> — Gretchen L. Chellson br> Alexandria, Virginia /p> p> The current head of the CIA, and Patrick Fitzgerald, have both confirmed that this woman was a covert employee of the CIA at the time she was outed. Obviously nothing is going to convince you that she was even if God himself said it and the fact that you launch your article with a personal attack on someone who seems to have been largely blameless in this tawdry bit of political payback really says it all doesn’t it. We’ll see how the the American people regard this blatant disregard for the legal system and due process during the 08 election. I have a feeling it isn’t going to redound to the credit of the GOP. br> — John Ellis /p>

The one angle I have not heard concerning the Scooter Libby saga is that about journalism itself. I would have thought that our MSM “professionals” would have taken a deep breath at the realization of the “chilling effect” the prosecution would have on their craft. If Libby was convicted upon what a reporter remembered him to say, pretty soon public officials will not talk to reporters at all.

p>All I can say is that if I was on the White House staff and I didn’t absolutely have to talk to the press I would not speak on or off the record. br> —