All The President's Men

Ahh, more conventional wisdom down the toilet. We were told last year that the CIA leak story was over, no big deal, move along nothing to see here. Now that the perjury/obstruction of justice trial of Scooter Libby has begun (we're literally only one day in), it's becoming clear that this will be one of the top political stories to watch in 2007.

The revelations were a-flying today: Libby's team says the White House scapegoated him to protect Rove, Ari Fleischer supposedly demanded immunity in exchange for cooperation, the prosecution says Cheney and Libby may have destroyed evidence, that Cheney may have pushed the CIA to provide false intelligence for the 2003 State of the Union, and more. And it just got started.

This is the Watergate of the Bush presidency... an initially small story that reveals the dark inner workings of an out-of-control presidency. I doubt we'll get the same happy ending, but definitely keep an eye on this story.

Some related reading-
-AP: Lawyers paint Libby as sacrificial lamb
-Daily Kos: Cheney's REALLY bad day
-Editor & Publisher: Libby Jury Picked -- Includes Retired 'Wash Post' Reporter