So Russert's a Coward Rat who squealed to the Grand Jury to save his ass!

[trumad]

Sources close to the investigation said they believe Russert was not held in contempt Aug. 6 because he agreed to answer the questions after Hogan's July 20 ruling.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52148-2004Aug9.html

Please don't put me in jail! Please don't put me in jail! MOMMY!

[wryter2000]

1. Hmmmm

Does this mean he's going to tell who did it? That, I'd like to see.

[Jacobin]

2. Mr. Potato Head didn't want to be someone's bitch?

How predictable.

[Nightjock]

3. Does this mean we will have an answer?

[OKNancy]

I read earlier in the week that he answered

but testified that he didn't know anything. He first heard about it from Novak.( he says)

[Ducks In A Row]

11. excellent

time to wire novak's nuts to the battery

[trumad]

5. It means that he talked to the Grand Jury

and answered their questions well enough to not be held in contempt....

So yeah, he spilled the beans. MHOP

[emulatorloo]

4. If Russert tells who leaked Plame's CIA status, I am proud of him

Good for him. . .

[trumad]

6. Proud?

He's a fucking pussy!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

8. C'mon, Trumad:

Admit it. You just want to see a picture of him with his new cellmate, the man they call "Firehose". ;-)

[Chelsea Patriot]

21. Russert as He-Bitch.

[trumad]

28. YEEEEE--OUCH!

[Hoping4Change]

16. The pussy is the creep who revealed Plame. I dislike

Russert but maybe he is outraged by the leak and wants the perps punished.

[HootieMcBoob]

7. Doesn't sound all that good to me

Hogan wrote in his just-unsealed order that the information requested from Cooper and Russert is "very limited" and that "all available alternative means of obtaining the information have been exhausted." He added that "the testimony sought is expected to constitute direct evidence of innocence or guilt."

Are they gonna get away with this too?

[lancdem]

10. That doesn't mean Fitzgerald is lacking evidence

I interpret it to mean he's just being thorough. Apparently he already got what he needed from Russert.

[spotbird]

19. This could mean that the innocence or guilt of Scooter

needs to be determined. We have no idea what else has been covered about others.

As a born pessimist I think that this is bad news.

[H2O Man]

22. that phrase

"all available alternative means ...." is a standard line in this type of situation. It does not mean there is no other evidence. It implies that what the witness being called to testify is a source of significant information.

Also, the fact that Russert has taken this tactic does not mean that he is against testifying. As a journalist, he has some standards to try to uphold, in order that he will be privy to "off the record" information from other politicians/officials.

[ShaneGR]

9. And if he'd refused to answer you'd have called him a traitor

Seriously.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

12. his new book is called " big wuss"

[HootieMcBoob]

13. So, you think he should be covering up for Rove?

Or whoever else exposed Plame? Or is this just an ethical thing with you and journalists sources? As far as I'm concerned anything that might possibly lead to White House frog-marches is good.

[rumguy]

14. I knew Russert was a great American

like his Dad, big Russ...

[napi21]

15. REport on CNN says Russert questioned about call from Scooter.

Blitzer said Russert was asked to testify about a phone conversation with Scooter Libby. Hmmmm.

[HootieMcBoob]

17. Now that I like!

Scooter --->Cheney --->The Chimpmeister!!!

[frank frankly]

18. you know, trumad, Tiny Tim Russert is the reason the Bills lose every time

the negative energy put off from Tim's potatoe head has been killing the Bills in the playoffs for decades now. of course, timmy is a BIG BIG BIG Bills fan, so i try and remind him that its all his fault whenever i email the lousy slob.

oh, and i like to point out that Big Russ would be ashamed of the sweaty whore his baby boy has become.

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. I'm GLAD he testified.

How else will we ever find out? Whoever did it should be in jail along with Novak.

[HootieMcBoob]

23. Along with everybody who knew who did it

and obstructed the investigation. Remember Bush* said there are leaks all the time, we may never find out who did it.

[Bombero1956]

25. jail or not

Russert is still somebody's bitch

[DeepModem Mom]

26. That would be GE's, Gargoyle; Russert holds a corporate position..

at GE/NBC -- very unusual, if not unprecedented, for an on-air "newsperson," and, I assume, worth mucho more bucks.

From his NBC bio:

Moderator, “Meet the Press”
Anchor, MSNBC
Anchor, CNBC's 'Tim Russert'
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT and Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News

[AmerDem]

24. Russert is a spineless worm ...

that stepped in shit to get that overpayed job. He needs to do everything possible to keep it, lord knows he will never get anything like it again.

No talent gutless hump!

[trumad]

27. There was a Bitch from Nantucket

who feared that he may have to suck it!

So he decided to say fuck it

and then squealed like the Pig he is!