The Tip Of The Iceberg: Libby Convicted

Finally, someone in the Bush administration was convicted for some of the administration's crimes against this country:

Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Trial

WASHINGTON (AP) - Once the closest adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of lying and obstructing a leak investigation that shook the top levels of the Bush administration.

Four guilty verdicts ended a seven-week CIA leak trial that focused new attention on the Bush administration's much-criticized handling of intelligence reports about weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Hopefully, this is only the beginning of convictions for the Bush administration.

This trial is more than Libby and his obstruction of Justice. This is about the Bush administration outing and endangering a CIA operative who has honorably served this country. This is about the Bush administration lying to every American to get us to agree to go to war in Iraq, and the dirty tactics they used to punish anyone who said they were wrong.

This will not end here. The Bush administration must answer for their crimes and Justice must be served.

Analysis: Verdict Puts Focus on Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) - Campaigning in 2000, George Bush promised he would swear on the Bible to restore honor and dignity to a sullied White House and give it ``one heck of a scrubbing.'' The conviction of I. Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby gave the White House a scrubbing - but not the one Bush had in mind.

[...]It showed the lengths to which Cheney went in early summer 2003 to discredit administration critic Joseph Wilson. The former ambassador's assertions had cast doubt on the administration's justification for having taken the country to war in Iraq. And the Libby case showed the president assisting Cheney in the leaked attacks on Wilson.

[...]The verdict ``does great damage to the Bush administration,'' said Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University. ``It undermines the president's pledge of ethical conduct. But the most serious consequence is that it will raise questions about Cheney's durability in office. It may be time for Cheney to submit his resignation.''

[...]The trial leaves a trail of unanswered questions leading to the doorsteps of Bush and Cheney.