Fitz--It's over and it's not over-- Why send that signal?

European Socialist

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:38 AM
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Fitz--It's over and it's not over-- Why send that signal?

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Catherine Vincent

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:39 AM
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1. He's playing poker.

He just wants us to wait and see how the investigation ends.

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papau

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:40 AM
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2. Don't know - but I'd like Bush to say NOW that he will not pardon Libby

Edited on Tue Nov-01-05 11:40 AM by papau

E.J. Dionne writes http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/31/AR2005103101386.html
if Bush truly wants the public to know what happened in the leak case, as he has claimed in the past, he will announce now that he will not pardon Libby

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:41 AM
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3. Keeps your opponents guessing

and when you have opponents that over reach, that is a good thing

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writes2000

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:45 AM
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4. Because the investigation IS mostly over.

Now what's left is the negotiations and the last minute moves.

As Fitzgerald said, this could have been over a year ago if certain people didn't choose to obstruct the investigation.

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Quixote1818

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Tue Nov-01-05 03:40 PM
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12. I think you are exactly right

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Cary

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Tue Nov-01-05 11:48 AM
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5. It is frustrating, but you have to remember, as you parse through

the rightists' talking points, that no one really knows.

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Uben

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Tue Nov-01-05 12:09 PM
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6. Most of the investigation is over....

...but now it moves to phase two, the trial of I.Lewis Libby. There, he can question witnesses under oath and may uncover new revelations to the case. It's my guess he is also holding a sealed indictment of Rove, and hopes to get Rove to provide info on Cheney, who I beleive is his other target. If Rove does not cooperate fully, I see him being indicted also. This would remove him from the Whitehouse, and I don't think Bush wants that under any circumstance. Thus, the last minute negotiations with Rove's and Bush's lawyers.

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emulatorloo

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Tue Nov-01-05 12:11 PM
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7. he can't talk about what he is doing. PS he never said it was over

<snip>

QUESTION: What can you say about what you're still working on then?

FITZGERALD: I can't. I don't mean that fliply, but the grand jury doesn't give an announcement about what they're doing, what they're looking at, unless they charge an indictment.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/28/AR2005102801340.html

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European Socialist

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Tue Nov-01-05 12:50 PM
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8. why would Fitz even give the slightest hint the investigation was over?

Seems like he would say the case has a long way to go-over and over again.

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emulatorloo

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Tue Nov-01-05 03:34 PM
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9. again, he said investigation is still open

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I will not end the investigation until I can look anyone in the eye and tell them that we have carried out our responsibility sufficiently to be sure that we've done what we could to make intelligent decisions about when to end the investigation. We hope to do that as soon as possible. I just hope that people will take a deep breath and just allow us to continue to do what we have to do.

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as to why he might say other things that make it look like it is "over" -- who knows, perhaps to get certain people feeling like they are "safe" when maybe they aren't reallly.

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meganmonkey

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Tue Nov-01-05 03:38 PM
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10. I'm so glad you are posting that quote too

:toast:

I've seen you do it at least twice now. I spent most of Friday and Saturday adding that quote to various threads, and i got tired of it ;)

:hi:

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stepnw1f

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Tue Nov-01-05 03:39 PM
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11. So You'll Be Guessing

Just like every other member in the White House. I guess it worked!

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