The Plame Affair

Although Fitzgerald has reportedly said that he will not file charges against Rove, it would appear that things are far from over. There is the Liby trial starting in January for one thing that will probably feature testimony by Dick the Slimy. That should be most interesting.

Beyond that, however, may still lurk all kinds of other possibilities. An article on Buzzflash today comments on the fact that Randall Samborn, a spokesman for Fitzgerald has refused to comment on whether the Rove investigation is truly over. Samborn has a reputation for forthright statements on such matters and the fact that he has done a sort of about face is suspicious. And if he speaks for Fitzgerald, which he clearly does, it implies that Fitzgerald has also done a kind of about face. This could mean, I suppose, that Fitzterald has been leashed, but as the writer of the article points out, there are other possibilities. For example, the Grand Jury could bring charges independently of Fitzgerald. And there are other possibilities as well, most of them too complicated for my tiny mind to fully grasp.

In any case, remember that "it ain't over 'til it's over."