Reply #38: Fitzgerald Owes Us Nothing...He Doesn't Work For Us [View All]

He works for the Justice Department and his mandate wasn't to run a wide open investigation. It was to investigate if there was any illegel activities involving the outting of Valerie Plame. As a prosecutor his job is to not just find if a crime was committed, but to do so in a way that not only can be proven in court but that he stands a strong chance of winning. It puts the burden of proof on his shoulders as it should be...as we saw what a runaway prosecutor can do in the case of Ken Starr. For one, I appreciate the secrecy that has surrounded Fitzgerald and how he has conducted this and other investigations.

Sadly, there was no Fitzmas, but there was no promise of that. All that came out in reports have been speculation and attempts at reading tea leaves. What Fitzgerald had been looking into and what evidence he gathered is still guarded (not leaked to the media like Starr did) and we'll see and learn a lot of what he does in the Libby trial.

A grand jury is an advisory panel...they don't indict, the prosecutor does and its approved by the judge. A jury can help in that process and their role is wide ranging, but what they say or think is not binding. Look at how Starr used his grand jury as a TV audience and then went one step further to break all sorts of courtroom protocol by letting the tape of that "secret" grand jury testimony be shown on national television. To this day it was one of the greatest abuses of power and privacy along with the perverting of the judicial system. Its in this light that I see what Fitzgerald has done is a breath of fresh air. He hasn't apparently jumped to conclusions or looking for something, anything to indict like Starr was. He, of all people, knows the political nature of what he's doing and I see him bringing Rove back several times to make sure he didn't indict improperly. Would we want a case where Rove wins or is thrown out for a technicality? Personal and political feelings aside, Rove was never a target of the investigation...no target letter was issued to Luskin that we know of and Fitzgerald's silence in the matter speaks to the sensitive nature of his work and his need to keep a lid on things so he can move forward with the Libby trial.

I'm more concerned with this regime issuing pardons before Libby or others go to trial. And this is just one of many investigations going on regarding Repugnican corruption. The real crimes this regime has committed aren't being tried by Fitzgerald...this is work that belongs in the world court in the Hague.