Reply #5: Q: What do bomb squads do with bombs?

[Junkdrawer]

A: They take them to safe areas and blow them up under controlled circumstances.

Larry was rumored to diddle with Pages much like Foley. After Foley, perhaps the Republican leadership wanted to defuse this political time bomb before the next election. In a nice, safe manner that wouldn't reflect badly on the Republican Party. And if the timing could be used to deflect attention from Rove and Gonzo, well, all the better.

Listen to that recording with the cop again. Does the cop sound like someone talking to one of the 200 most powerful men in the country? Or does it sound like someone who knew he was talking to a political dead man?