October 28, 2005
Snitch
Eugene Volokh notes Jeralyn Merritt of Talk Left discussing the idea that Karl Rove might’ve taken some kind of plea to give up information on himself, and others, in return for a lesser charge. Putting aside that, as of now, we have zero evidence that this actually happened (again, I love the blogosphere), I have to agree- gasp-with Jeralyn.
Eugene wonders what a Bush administration official is supposed to do. Well, I think he’s supposed to tell the entirety of the truth as it pertains to himself. It’s one thing to sing about your own deeds in return for a lesser sentence, quite another to take down someone else with you.
Eugene writes ‘Or is it damned if you do (covering up your colleagues' crimes; shameful!), damned if you don't ("singing" about your colleagues' crimes; shameful!)?’ Not exactly. I’m not saying that Rove should do any ‘covering up’ but for Rove to volunteer information on Libby in return for a lighter charge is unacceptable. As Jay-Z said in ‘A Week Ago’, ‘the labeling of a snitch is a lifetime scar, you’ll always be in jail, just minus the bars’. I see it as manning up to take responsibility for your own actions and not to bring anyone else down to save yourself. Maybe you can take the girl out of Brooklyn...
(Via Instapundit)
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Dude. Give me jail minus the bars in exchange for the jail with the bars, any day of the week and twice on Sunday. People should do whatever they can to stay out of the jail with the bars.
Posted by: Dawn Summers at October 28, 2005 04:25 PMThere is no way a prosecutor in a high-profile case involving potentially treasonist acts would grant immunity to a central figure. Not a chance. Also, the allegations in the one indictment handed down (so far) is based on facts that likely don't need information or colaboration from "Official A" anyway.
Posted by: Toby at October 28, 2005 10:39 PM
