Reply #78: Thank you for the wise words [View All]

1. I agree my satisfaction means nothing to the case, it is only my own yard stick for engaging certain theories.

2. I'm sure there are many different factions within the White House and I'm also sure the bungling of the Wilson job has created divisions, but I haven't seen any indication these divisions rise to the level of forced removal from office, which is exactly what Rove turning on Cheney would be.

3. While I will gladly defer to a more learned opinion, I'm not sure Watergate is a comparable investigation in as much as the targets of this investigation circle around a very small group of perps. IIRC Watergate required low level operatives not nearly as invested in the administration as Libbey, Rove, Cheney, and hadley are.

It is for that reason I can't see any of them flipping when pardons can be issued to a small group without causing too much controversy. Even though there would be considerable outrage here and elsewhere, the pardons themselves wouldn't be overturned.