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Little Orphan Libby

by BooMan
Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 10:49:58 AM EST

Dana Milbank recounts the strange behavior of Scooter Libby's defense attorney during yesterday's closing arguments. In many ways, Ted Wells' performance was a metaphor for how the neoconservatives feel about George W. Bush and their whole excellent imperial adventure.

For a brief moment yesterday, Scooter Libby was not a former White House aide on trial for perjury. He was an orphan in need of a loving home.
"He's been under my protection for the last month; now I'm entrusting him to you," defense lawyer Ted Wells told the puzzled jurors.
His voice breaking, the $700-an-hour lawyer pleaded: "Give him back! Give him back to me!"
Wells sobbed loudly and went back to his chair, where he sat staring at the floor and emitting the occasional sniffle.
Exactly what Wells was trying to achieve with this outburst -- if he intended it at all -- was a mystery.

I've read similar outbursts recently from William Kristol and Frederick Kagan. This site has been, from the beginning, all about frog-marching members of this administration and the Republican Congress out of the halls of power. We've had some successes with Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Dusty Foggo, and Larry Franklin. Bill Frist retired, Dennis Hastert lost his leadership position, George Allen, Conrad Burns, and Rick Santorum were voted out of office. But we have not yet landed a truly big fish. I don't know how long it will take the jury to deliberate in the Scooter Libby case. But I am hopeful that they will not take too long. Scooter Libby is guilty...and guilty of a lot more than he has been charged with. And when he goes down it will be the first real indication that America has begun the process of calling this administration a criminal administration.

And then it is on to bigger fish....to fry.

Little Orphan Libby | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Little Orphan Libby (4.00 / 2)

I agree. All of it was rather odd and extremely over the top.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:52:12 AM EST

Re: Little Orphan Libby (none / 1)

Holy cow, Boo. I am now living with my 85-year-old mother, and very well-qualified to identify that scene as demetia.

The big fish know they are going down if we can just keep pushing for the truth.

I thank you for all your excellent work toward that end.

by Alice on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:09:50 AM EST

Re: Little Orphan Libby (none / 1)

Dementia dammit! - soon I will learn to proofread.

by Alice on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:11:20 AM EST
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A number of attorneys can cry on demand (none / 1)

What I would like to see is Bush addressing the press and start crying for Libby.

by realtime on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:13:49 AM EST

Re: A number of attorneys can cry on demand (none / 1)

Shrub wouldn't cry for his own mother if it meant he was getting in trouble.

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:16:04 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Little Orphan Libby (none / 1)

$700 an hour and that's the best Wells could come up with?

Pfft.

by CabinGirl on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:57:23 AM EST

Re: Little Orphan Libby (none / 0)

Just amazing. Is he going for a mistrial due to incompetent counsel? Or acquittal because the jury feels sorry for Libby because his lawyer is nuts?

Anybody know of a video clip of this? It's one of those see-it-to-believe it moments. I might be the lasting monument to the Bush administration's final meltdown.

Bush is "the first President to admit to an impeachable offense." --Former Nixon counsel John Dean

by DaveW on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 01:23:23 PM EST

Re: Little Orphan Libby (none / 0)

You've got to read Emptywheel's frontpage DKos account of this today. It reads like a novel and explains why this crying episode was so predictable and ineffective in this case.

She gives the devastating Fitz closing and response to Well's performance. It is just a great piece!

by tosh on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 11:53:34 PM EST

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