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Originally Posted by ubertuber
This clear statement about Cheney may be a sign the Libby will be the sacrificial lamb, especially if the story can be cast that Rove got the name from Libby as well (placing Libby squarely in the middle and thus exonerating the rest of the crew).
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I'm quoting myself from 18 months ago. I still think hanging Libby out to dry was an all or nothing strategy. However, it may very well backfire. Impeachment or no, this could be VERY damaging to the Bush administration. If Cheney was really passing Bush's instructions down, I only see two defenses (after more hedging, of course). 1) they could push the argument that Bush's word is good enough for declassification, but this will be hampered by the fact that the administration has spent almost 2 years covering this up. If they really believed that legalization was so simple, this could have been explained easily and quickly. 2) Cheney could take the heat and say that Bush didn't really authorize disclosure.
The only other ways are to hope to stall this one out until 2008 or for Bush to take responsibility for his people. Yep, it could be a very interesting year ahead of us.