"All our great Presidents were leaders of thought at times when certain historic ideas in the life of the nation had to be clarified." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, September 11, 1932

19 October 2005

Fitzgerald: No special report; Plus, will Cheney resign?

Peter Fitzgerald, the special counsel investigating the CIA leak case, has said he will not issue a special report at the conclusion of the case.

This means likely indictments will be issued soon.

Let them flow forth.

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From U.S. News and World Report:
Sparked by today's Washington Post story that suggests Vice-President Cheney's office is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the Vice-President might step aside.
This is an administration that never admits mistakes, no matter how big, no matter how many. The resignation of a powerful vice-president would be the ultimate confession of wrong doing.

Even if President Bush were to nominate Condoleeza Rice to the position (a move that would make his base explode in exasperation), a Cheney resignation would move this administration closer to the Nixonian side of the presidential spectrum.