IMO, The best we will get is a hung jury in the Libby trial. I doubt they

can get to the whole panel but two or three in DC would not be out of the question. Why anyone is worried about a pardon is beyond me.

Sheesh...let the process play out. Give the jurors credit for not rushing to a judgement and carefully going through the evidence.

The last thing the judge wants is a hung jury and, from one who has been in a juror's room, my bets are the jury doesn't want it either. Admitting to a hung jury is akin to having wasted all that time. Instead, I get the strong feeling this jury knows how important this decision is and they're gonna take their time and do it right. It may mean acquittal...or, IMHO, it should mean conviction...but the last thing I expect would be a hung jury.

Also, today was the first full day of deliberations. The requests from the jury indicates they're moving along in the process. If this case works like the one I was involved with, the jury is now totally sequestered and may face the possibility of spending the weekend in a downtown DC hotel if they can't reach a decision...and don't think that may move a reluctant juror off the dime.

My mother always said good things come to those who wait. While today is my birthday and a Libby conviction would have been a nice present, I'll take a belated gift.

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I specifically asked for a conviction.

:sarcasm:

why not "get" to the grand jury? They KNEW who those people were.

And you really think they'd risk a DEFINITE conviction for jury-tampering, on the hope that none of the jurors they approached were honest?

C'mon... these aren't movie-like evil geniuses we're dealing with here.

whole life for the Gov and may believe that they only "lie for our own good".

how many of the jurors are government workers?

And why do you presume none of them would have the integrity to go directly to the judge?

They get a close up view of the rot. Genuine civil servants have very little patience for partisan poseurs. .

When you could be on television! :)

(On tv)

Since they went into deliberation they have asked for post-it notes, easel, pictures of the witnesses.. I think they are taking the charges one at a time and considering the evidence. I will not give up on guilty.