So. What are you planning on watching this week? 

In the LA Times today, Joe Wilson once again tries to turn his shopworn lies into truths by sheer force of will and repetition—and with the help of legacy media editors who are so committed to the tolerance of alternate ”truths” that they can’t bring themselves to demand opinion pieces be grounded in facts that are objectively provable. Here’s Wilson: I knew that the statement in Bush’s speech — that

This exchange between Andrew McCarthy and Mark Levin at the Corner perfectly sums up serious conservative thought on the Libby indictments:  To begin, McCarthy: Some observations from the wrenching experience of watching TV last night and witnessing people I admire – people who were on the right side of the Clinton wars and have heretofore been strong rule-of-law conservatives – engage in what is a startling defense of the conduct

Q: How many Muslim women does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: However many a Muslim man says.  Now go fetch me my hooka, woman! A multicultural dilemma:  When it comes to fashionable scarves, modest clothing, the Muslim patriarchy, and the free market —what’s a good feminist to do…? **** (h/t Allah, who points to Amir Taheri for context)

—Now wait just a second, hard chargers. If anybody owes anybody anything, it’s that “Official A” fella.  So, y’know—let’s just wait to hear what he’s got to say before we go making all sorts of wild demands.  Ahem. THE DEFENSE RESTS!

Here’s what I’m getting out of this from a cursory reading of the indictment:  Libby, after learning about Plame’s identity from either Cheney or some undersecretary or other (another unnamed administration official—Official A—seems to be the Novak source), told reporters that he’d heard about Plame’s CIA ties from other reporters.  That is, he lied to reporters about how he knew what he knew [update: he confirmed for reporters, however tenuously]. 

Two years later, and I still don’t have a freaking clue.  Question:  Does Patrick Fitzgerald know?  If Ms Plame was “outed,” was it intentional?  If not, should the investigation even have proceeded?  I ask all of these questions in good faith, because I honestly don’t know.  What I do know, however, is that what pushed this investigation is the suggestion that the White House used classified information to “out” Plame

From the NYT, Oct 28: Lawyers in the C.I.A. leak case said Thursday that they expected I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, to be indicted on Friday, charged with making false statements to the grand jury. Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, will not be charged on Friday, but will remain under investigation, people briefed officially about the case said.