Krauthammer on the Libby Verdict

And so it goes, this thing of ours - and how nauseating and ultimately self-destructive. I can honestly say I do not know enough about the history of the case to offer a definitive opinion, but based on its coverage, it reeks of partisan politics.

The media in this country presents America's greatest challenge for survival the 21st century. The ultimate question is if the partisan politics will nullify our strengths to the point where America becomes second rate or vulnerable enough to be destroyed by those who hate us.

Fitzgerald's Folly
A Textbook Case for a Speedy Pardon
By Charles Krauthammer Friday, March 9, 2007

There are lies and there are memory lapses. Bill Clinton denied under oath having sex with Monica Lewinsky. Unless you're Wilt Chamberlain, sex is not the kind of thing you forget easily. Sandy Berger denied stuffing classified documents in his pants, an act not quite as elaborate as sex, but still involving a lot of muscle memory and unlikely to have been honestly forgotten.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/08/AR2007030801499.html