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There's the beginning of a smile on my face

The blogosphere is abuzz with anticipation about what might befall the White House mafia this week as Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (a Republican, no less) concludes his investigation into the "Plame Affair".

Perhaps the most optimistic outcome can be found in Talking Points Memo today. When the names Karl Rove, Andy Card, Scooter Libby and even King of the Undead, Dick Cheney, can be combined with the word indictments, it can only bring joy to the hearts of all us American liberals who have watched futily as these men -- and a host of others -- have come as close as possible to turning this nation into a tyrannical theocracy. But somehow, it seems that the tendency for people like this -- and Tom Delay and Bill Frist -- to see themselves above the law will usually backfire.

To believe, then, that 'outing' a CIA agent without impugnity is an example of hubris that truly amazes me.

It's apparent to me that even 'The Company', in direct contradiction to the powers given them by novelists and moviemakers, was powerless to retaliate for this crime. Instead, it took (what appears to be) an honest federal prosecutor to reign in the crime bosses in the White House.

How far up this will go, only time will tell. Will Cheney be indicted? Will Bush?

One can only smile...and hope.

posted by mauiloa @ 11:47 AM