{"id":260,"date":"2007-03-06T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2007-03-06T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/06\/bravo-one-down-more-to-go\/"},"modified":"2007-03-06T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2007-03-06T18:37:08","slug":"bravo-one-down-more-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/06\/bravo-one-down-more-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAVO!  One Down, More to Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is encouraging that the jury found Scooter Libby guilty on most charges.<\/p>\n<p>It will be amusing to watch the conservative elite howl that the verdict is a violation of their sacred right to rule by deceit.<\/p>\n<p>If Libby turns state&#8217;s evidence to reduce his prison sentence, the White House could need roof repair real quick. Libby was nothing more than a tool of Dick Cheney.\u00a0\u00a0 Thus far, Cheney appears confident that all his falsehoods since 2001 are legally immune.<\/p>\n<p>The Libby verdict highlights the role of institutional lying in DC.\u00a0 Ironically, the front page of today&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/05\/AR2007030501604.html\">Washington Post<\/a><\/strong> carries a story showing how the Democrats have chosen to protect themselves by gutting their resolution to withdraw troops from Iraq. The Post states, &#8220;The idea is to force Bush to abide by his own promises [on Iraq] but to make sure he remains responsible for conducting and ending the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats have not yet formally announced that people who voted against the war last November can go screw themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The Libby indictment is a reminder that Americans should be far more cynical about Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is encouraging that the jury found Scooter Libby guilty on most charges. It will be amusing to watch the conservative elite howl that the verdict is a violation of their sacred right to rule by deceit. 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