On February 5th, I wrote a poorly read (and perhaps, some might say, poorly written) diary:
Is It "FitzMas in February?" Breaking US Atty Scandal? And No One Knows?
The point was that on Feb. 4 Murray Waas stated, in Josh Marshall's fine Talking Points Memo:
"U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici for Obstruction of Justice In Iglesias Firing"
My main point was two-fold:
- Haas thinks this could be the Straw That Breaks the Elephant's Back. And
- That this report was getting very little play in the news -- only two media articles listed in Google news a day after the initial report.
Two days ago, in another lightly-read diary, fbihop wrote
http://www.dailykos.com/...
saying that Domenici's phone records had been subpoenaed.
Yesterday's WaPo head: Key Witnesses to Be Interviewed in Prosecutor Firings and that
"A federal prosecutor...has issued a subpoena to former senator Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.)"
There's more. And a bigger thought behind this diary. About Obama, maybe...
FYI: Here's the link to yesterday's WaPo article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
In a late night musing on Wednesday, after a dram or two, I commented in fbihop's diary as follows:
Impossible AntiDepressant Dream? Is this Obama's (2+ / 0-)
real, true, actual, secret plan, do ya think?
What if he KNOWS or strongly believes that as the Iglesias Scandal plays out, the following reaction will occur:
Domenici and Wilson will lead to Kyle Sampson.
Kyle Sampson will lead to Gonzales.
Gonzales will lead to Rove.
Rove will lead to...???
(Or as we see today, perhaps, as the WaPo article indicates with this statement...
The Dannehy investigation appears to be intensifying with the disclosure that she will interview former White House political affairs deputy J. Scott Jennings as early as today, lawyers involved in the case said. Jennings worked alongside Karl Rove, a top aide to President George W. Bush.
...the reaction described above might take a slightly different form from my original projection, but with similar results, leading toward the top. Now back to my comment from 2/11.)
So Obama doesn't HAVE to worry his handsome head too much about holding the last admin accountable. It's ALL gonna come out in the wash, and Iglesias is how it's gonna happen. Mr. O can just smile, make nice, and wait...
Perhaps this is what it feels like to be on high doses of an anti-depressant that really works.
I'm not saying that I believe in this scenario.
But it sure would be nice if it were true...
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I'm not what some on DK would call an ObamaBot. I supported him, but he was not my first choice. Once he was the candidate, I gave money, did GOTV, and so on. The more I saw of him, the more I respected him as a politician. I'm still not sure I agree with his politics anywhere near 100% of the time.
But if this above is not just a wine-inspired fantasy...I'll be thrilled.
What do YOU think?