Republicans Attacking The Confidentiality of Sources - Where were they during Libby trial?

[Median Democrat]

Oh yeah, McCain was supporting Scooter Libby:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/06/mccain_on_a_par.html

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In an interview with George Stephanopoulos to air Sunday on ABC's THIS WEEK, Senator John McCain chimed in on the discussion about Scooter Libby's conviction and 30-month sentence. He disagreed with both Governor Romney and Mayor Giuliani, who characterized Libby's conviction as a "miscarriage of justice." But McCain hesitated to make a definitive statement for or against a pardon while Libby's appeal process continues.

"I think that you can make a case that he was singled out unfairly. I think that the appeals process goes forward," McCain said. "I happen to be one who admires Scooter Libby. I think he was a dedicated servant."

If President Bush were to pardon Libby, the Senator stated he would assess the facts of the case and the President's reasons for the pardon before coming to any conclusions about the decision.

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Of course, Republicans were willing to let a reporter rot in jail for three months honoring a confidentiality agreement, so it is nice that the Republicans are now advocating that such agreements be disregarded:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/30/cia.leak/index.html

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After spending 12 weeks in jail for refusing to name a source, The New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified Friday before a federal grand jury looking into a CIA leak case after her source gave her permission.

Miller said she agreed to testify before the grand jury only after she received a personal letter and telephone call from her source, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and a promise from the special investigator that her testimony would be limited to her communication between her and her source.

Libby made a telephone call to Miller in prison September 19 to personally free her from the pledge of confidentiality, a move that contributed to her release, Libby's attorney, Joseph Tate of Philadelphia, told CNN

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[Median Democrat]

1. By The Way, Does McCain's Complaint Open The Door...

To ask him about whether the newspapers should have cooperated more fully with the Scooter Libby invesitgation?