Judy tells all - not

I already posted on this at Pennywit's yesterday but having slept on it, I'm even more disgusted with the NYT and their star reporter. It's pathetic that the formerly great newspaper would sink so low as to pass this pablum off as full disclosure.

She simultaneously tries to implicate Scooter Libby while covering for him with vague references to additional sources that she won't testify about because she cut a deal for her testimony when she caved on her alleged principles in order to get out of jail free. I'm surprised Fitzgerald let her get away with it. He should have let her rot in jail. She would have caved sooner than later, since the glamour of being a jail bird died when she dropped off the front page. Besides, she can only be covering for someone bigger, probably Bush or more likely Cheney. It shakes my confidence in Pat, if he's going to let the big fish get away.

Meanwhile, the NYT's support of their resident liar is inexcusable. Judy is just as responsible for compromising our national security as any one of the White House insiders that perpetrated this treason. They should have cut her loose and run when it first became apparent she was complicit in the WMD lies. I find it especially galling in light of the harassment Gary Webb endured for telling the truth about government malfeasance. He was crucified by the same people that have been supporting Judy's lies. How far the fourth estate has fallen.

For more reaction, see Scrappleface who, as always, has the funniest take and Editor and Publisher who rightly call for the NYT to fire her lying butt and apologize to their readers. Meanwhile, fire dog lake who's a lot smarter than me, puts together the clues and makes a good case that Judy is cutting a deal in exchange for keeping herself out of the slammer on criminal charges. I didn't notice her last meeting with the independent counsel was attended by her criminal lawyer. Hmmmm....