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Posted by tgl on 2005-10-28 17:14:58 +0000

Happy Fitznukkah

An <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aQ8oALpn_V9o&refer=us">indictment</a> a day for eight days?

Innocent until proven guilty, of course. Haven't been clicking around too much, let me know when conservative pundits start protesting that perjury isn't that big of a deal, that this is just a witch hunt.
Posted by cdubrocker on 2005-10-28 17:30:56 +0000
<a href = "http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/18/fox-criminalization/">It's been tried</a>, but I'm not sure how successful it's been. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison already <a href = "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2005/10/23/gop-sen-kay-bailey-hutch_n_9372.html">poo-pooed perjury</a>, but she has since decided that it's a serious matter, after all.
Posted by tgl on 2005-10-28 17:40:33 +0000
The gall! I clicked through on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schlesinger/hutchison-used-to-think-d_b_9376.html">HuffPo</a>, nice analysis.
Posted by tgl on 2005-10-28 19:54:42 +0000
Evidently, Fitzgerald's speech during the enws conference was particularly stirring. I haven't heard it, or seen a transcript.
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-10-29 15:20:15 +0000
It was a great speech. The man is very smart, witty, and personable.

Mmm, how many Republicans are kicking themselves for their failed attempt to go after Clinton for perjury? Fitz is right, "truth is the engine of justice," and perjury and lying hurt the system and democracy in general. Be careful what you wish for, right?

While I'm not a huge fan of "culture of corruption" for the talking point, it fits -or Fitz (sorry, bad pun).

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