Fitzgerald will strike a balance between Democrats hope and Repug fears...

[hiabrill]

That's as much as I can figure from all the leaks of info....

That's the only way he'd get support and cooperation to continue the investigation from all sides, which I believe he need to do before serving a major indictment to Cheney and Bush.....


None of the initial Indictments will touch on the "false justification for war", a disappointment for Dems, but a relief for the repugs, but Rove and Libby are history + a few others.


Fitzgerald is going to meticulously bring down the whole Bush Administration. I'm expecting an Epic bigger in proportions in comparison to Clinton-gate.


They wanted a New World order and they got it...!!!! We're taking back America.

[GumboYaYa]

1. I disagree, I think Fitzgerald will make the best professional judgment

he can based on the facts and the law regardless of the political implications either way. Everything I have read about him says he is that type of prosecutor. I know a few guys like this. They don't give a damn about politics. They feel a calling to uphold and enforce the law.

[ElectroPrincess]

2. Bush and his SS troops will fire him ...

Me thinks we are truly in a "world of shit." :cry:

[longship]

6. Bush cannot fire him.

According to the GAO he has plenary power, which means he has plenty of power :-). Bush cannot fire him. Gonzalez cannot fire him.

[Dmitri Willguard]

13. Me agrees. Me agrees. (N/T)

[madaboutharry]

7. You are correct

Fitzgerald, by all accounts, is totally apolitical. He couldn''t care less about striking a balance between anyone. Democrats and Republicans mean nothing to a guy like this. He is going to follow the law, dot every i and cross every t, and let the chips fall where they may. What he reveals to us will be the law and the way someone violated it.

[hiabrill]

11. My biggest worry....

....has been the talk that Fitz will seek charges for easier-to-prove crimes such as making false statements, obstruction of justice and disclosing classified information.


I'm worried he's steered away from big indictments, but I'm hopeful he will return to them after a second Grand Jury.


I want to see indictments which state a conspiracy to deliberately deceive Congress into authorizing the war. To get to such a indictment he probably needs a second Grand Jury.


Cheney-Bush committed high-crimes by hijacking US foreign policy and misleading Congress. They must pay for their crimes.

[hiabrill]

8. I sure as hell hope you're right....

I read about him as well and felt the same, but ignoring the politics in this case is impossible, IMO. So much is at stake.

[berni_mccoy]

3. What support of cooperation does he need?

He has the power of the Attorney General without having to report to the Administration...

He effectively is a 4th branch of the gov't right now.

He can not be fired. He can not be obstructed (unless those who obstruct him want to go to prison).

[hiabrill]

9. support and cooperation from witnesses

and informant from within the Bush Admin.

[Fridays Child]

4. From everything I've read about him, I think his decisions...

...in the case will be 100% apolitical. This scares Republicans.

[longship]

5. I have to agree with GumboYaYa

Fitz's sole consideration is the law, and how best to enforce it.

If he has them by the short hairs, he's not going to hold back anything. He may hold some indictments to get the bigger fish, but not because of any political expediant.

[shockingelk]

10. I am thinking two rounds of indictments

One for perjury/obstruction of justice, and a second round once the first round shakes out all the facts.

[hiabrill]

12. That's exactly how I see it as well

Anything less than "perjury" & "obstruction of justice" would be a major disappointment.