A recent story pulled from ABC News tells a lot about the Bush's man Rove. As the grand jury investigation closes in, Karl Rove keeps looking like he's deeper and deeper in this mess and he may be in real trouble over this. If things continue on their current course, he might be in front of the grand jury and I don't see what Bush can do to protect him on this one. Of course I could be totally off the mark and nothing will come of it. Take a gander at the story and see what you think.


We begin this morning with two ABC News exclusives.

Staking out a grand jury is no easy business, and only a few (broadcast) entities chose to do that last Friday with the grand jury empanelled to hear evidence in the Wilson/Fitzgerald investigation.

Amazingly, given all the focus on the story, no one seems to have reported the identity of those who appeared.

Until now.

Based on ABC News sources (and our own video camera) it appears that at least two witnesses testified before the grand jury last Friday, both close associates of Karl Rove.

ABC News has learned that one was Susan Ralston, Rove's long-time right hand. The other, per ABC News' Jake Tapper, was Israel "Izzy" Hernandez, Rove's former left hand (and now a top Commerce Department official). It isn't clear if either had been asked to testify before last week.

Here is Ralston's latest Google News hit.

And here is the first Google hit that comes back when one searches Israel-Hernandez.

We should Note that Ralston and Hernandez are two of the nicest people in Washington and their being called to appear is a necessary reminder of the Caputoean phenomenon from the Clinton Era, which some have forgotten. When there are special prosecutors, a lot of kind, innocent people can get caught up in the investigation, often saddling them with huge legal bills and emotional stress.

The biggest two questions in this case now involve just what prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has in mind.

First, what makes him interested in Judith Miller? And, second, who is on the list of people he thinks might have committed a crime? The appearances of Ralston and Hernandez suggests at least part of the focus remains on Rove, although his attorney tells ABC News that he still believes Rove is not a target of the investigation.

At press time, The Note was not able to satisfactorily source our reporting on the topics that Ralston and Hernandez were asked about, so that must wait for another day.



Response

So, we see how things are going. There are still a lot of unanswered questions and if the investigation stops short, then it certainly wouldn't be the first time an administration has covered up some garbage to keep their people out of trouble. The problem is I think Rove could've been caught raping and murdering 10 year olds and somehow the administration would still sit up on the high ground on this. The Democrats seem to be losing some steam too. They've got so many thing to hammer on and they need to continue to do it. Maybe even develop crews to attack and attack on the different areas in the administration.

posted by Stithmeister @ 10:18 PM
 
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