MATLOCK!!!

David Broder, who is not a lawyer BTW, has no concept of what "OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE" is.

Despite the absence of any underlying crime, Fitzgerald filed charges against Libby for denying to the FBI and the grand jury that he had discussed the Wilson case with reporters. Libby was convicted on the testimony of reporters from NBC, the New York Times and Time magazine -- a further provocation to conservatives.

I think they have a point. This whole controversy is a sideshow -- engineered partly by the publicity-seeking former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife and heightened by the hunger in parts of Washington to "get" Rove for something or other.

Like other special prosecutors before him, Fitzgerald got caught up in the excitement of the case and pursued Libby relentlessly, well beyond the time that was reasonable.

Nonetheless, on the fundamental point, Walton and Fitzgerald have it right. Libby let his loyalty to his boss and to the administration cloud his judgment -- and perhaps his memory -- in denying that he was part of the effort to discredit the Wilson pair.

Nice "mind-reading" without evidence there buddy. Fitzgerald's quite the publicity whore what with all his press conferences and leaks and such...

Oh, that's right there weren't any of those.

What a surprise. No interest on Broder's part than sticking up for the establishment once again.