The Counter-deception Blog

Pieces in the big black ball of thread that is the Bush Presidency.

Four More Years -- Courtesy of Judy Miller

Among the many facts that we learned from Patrick Fitzgerald's press

conference, one of the most dramatic came in response to a question about

whether it was "worth keeping Judy Miller in jail for 85 days?": "I would

have wished nothing better," Fitzgerald replied, "than, when the subpoenas

were issued in August 2004, witnesses testified then. We would have been

here in October 2004 instead of October 2005. No one would have [gone] to

jail."

Hmmm, October 2004. That was right before November 2004.

Does anyone doubt that if Patrick Fitzgerald had held a press conference

announcing five indictments against a key member of the Bush administration

just before the last election it would have affected the outcome? Would the

two men whose lies Libby was ultimately lying to cover up have been

re-elected?

Thanks, Judy.

- Arianna Huffington