Odd day

First things first: let me say this quickly and simply. I do not care about John Roberts. The nominal energy liberal groups put forth to fight his nomination was wasted. Unless pictures had been produced of him in bed with a dead girl or a live boy - as the swell old saying goes - he was always a lock. I suspect the next nomination will be worth fighting. Hard. We shall see.

However - in the connect the dots department - I do find it somewhat compelling that on the day that Roberts became the head of 1/3 of the Federal Government that Scooter Libby found it in his heart to release Judith Miller from her confidentiality agreement - and she was released from prison. Odd timing. Miller has been locked up since July. Libby let her sit there for 3 months. Why now? There are potentially a hell of a lot of reasons but - Do I think there is a connection? Sure. It depends on just how damaging and high up the Fitzgerald investigation goes. Libby told Miller she could talk. That means what she has to say goes to Dick Cheney's office. Pretty high up already. Libby works for Mr. Dick. Speculation: Libby never does much of anything without Dick's knowledge. Will this Federal case go to the highest Federal court in some way? Lord knows, a sympathetic Chief Justice got these people their jobs in the first place. Is one in place now to save those jobs? Who knows? But is sure was an odd day for Libby to make that call.