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[johnridley]

In the wake of the FBI audit and the Libby trial, I keep thinking, what does it say about us when so many US citizens believe that the president or vice president are really guilty of directing or at least being aware of and not stopping these actions, or in the case of Libby, that nearly everyone agrees that he's just a fall guy for his superiors, but that those higher-ups will never be held responsible?
Certainly there's precident for everyone right to the top being held responsible for misdeeds, but most people I talk to these days think there's no real chance that it'll happen with this administration. I think it's probably due to having had 6 years of yes-man congress, and congress is really the only real way of taking the executive to task. In the remaining few months, congress is too busy trying to make brownie points for the 08 election to really want to start shaking things up, because you can never be too sure which way things will fall out.

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[marsgov.livejournal.com]

I can't find any relation between the agreed-upon fact in this case and your posting.

Libby was convicted of perjury, based on the recollections of other individuals. He wasn't the person who leaked the name to the press, that was another person entirely.

How this makes Libby a "fall guy" for the administration — a fall guy where no crime is even alleged to have been committed — is beyond me.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

Hey, welcome. As I typed this I was wondering when you'd be by with your semi-relevant response.
If you haven't heard every single news commentator use the words "fall guy" in this case, you haven't listened to any left of Rush Limbaugh.

[marsgov.livejournal.com]

I've heard this "fall guy" routine.

"Fall guy" is for a crime, and no crime was committed — you'll notice that Armitage hasn't been charged. The rest is simply the Left imputing crimes and misdemeanors to the Bush administration, which has been a preoccupation with them since before Bush even took office.