You know you're in trouble when the Washington Post headline links you to lying, "More Allegations of Libby Lies Revealed":
The special prosecutor in the CIA leak case alleged that Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff was engaged in a broader web of deception than was previously known and repeatedly lied to conceal that he had been a key source for reporters about undercover operative Valerie Plame, according to court records released yesterday.No surprise here. Lying is standard operating procedure in the Bush White House. But they can get away with lying to the media and to the American people. Even lying to Congress hasn't hurt the Bush team. But, federal prosecutors take lying seriously. As does the FBI.
The records also show that by August 2004, early in his investigation of the disclosure of Plame's identity, Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald had concluded that he did not have much of a case against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby for illegally leaking classified information. Instead, Fitzgerald was focused on charging Cheney's top aide with perjury and making false statements, and knew he needed to question reporters to prove it.
So, by lying, Scooter was doing business as usual. He just did it with some people who actually cared -- and had the authority to do something about it.
