Absolut Corruption

It's Friday night, so it's time to relax, sit down & have a drink. Cheers!!

Things look like they may be getting interesting for the Bush boys. Dan Froomkin has what is probably the most ominous sign yet. His daily White House Briefing has been a font of info on the Bush Administration and the CIA leak leaks. Today's BIG news is that Special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has just launched his own brand-new Web site.

As Froomkin says "Could it be that he's getting ready to release some new legal documents? Like, maybe, some indictments? It's certainly not the action of an office about to fold up its tents and go home."

The NYT reported this morning, in Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry, Target Letters most likely were issued: "Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby have been advised that they may be in serious legal jeopardy, the lawyers said, but only this week has Mr. Fitzgerald begun to narrow the possible charges. The prosecutor has said he will not make up his mind about any charges until next week, government officials say."

Doesn't say if anyone else is on the list, but some have said there could be as many as 22 indictments (See Phillybits). Of course, the big question is whether Cheney may get caught. Cheney was without a doubt the man behind the curtain, a Machiavellian Wizard of Oz, but who knows if he can remain behind the screen.

Inquiring minds may want to know: Can a sitting Vice President be indicted? The answer comes from none other than then-Solicitor General Robert Bork, as described in this Daily Kos post. Oh, the poetic justice!!

If you haven't been closely following every detail of the scandal (unlike some obsessed people who shall go nameless: me), and want to catch up over the week-end, a great place to get a survey of the articles is firedoglake and The Huffington Post.

Since we won't know the answers until sometime next week, in the meantime enjoy your drink & the delicious gossip!

(Picture credit to 2 Political Junkies, Two Pittsburgh Bloggers)