Reply #61: Laying the groundwork for post-indictment fervor ...

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

There are tens of millions in this country who don't recognize the names Valerie Plame or Patrick Fitzgerald. Even folks who read the newspaper fairly regularly know close to nothing about this case.

Therefore, the initial reaction by the media and the White House to whatever Fitzgerald issues is going to be critical; it will frame the argument.

I'm hoping his uncertainty about what will happen is keeping up Karl & Co. In the meantime, the patriots must be prepared to stand up to whatever Rove feeds to Fox News in the immediate aftermath of the indictments. Be looking for them to pull out all the stops, even getting Ashcroft and Goss to go on the air and talk about how Fitzgerald has "exceeded his mandate" or some such nonsense.