Capitol Hill Blue: ‘Hard Evidence’ Shows Cheney’s Staff Outed CIA Operative

Federal law-enforcement officials said that they have developed hard evidence of possible criminal misconduct by two employees of Vice President Dick Cheney’s office related to the unlawful exposure of a CIA officer’s identity last year. The investigation, which is continuing, could lead to indictments, a Justice Department official said.

Obviously, Dick Cheney is going to graciously decline to run again as Veep (instead of resigning in shame, like Republican VP Spiro Agnew). Perhaps he’ll claim health problems. Maybe he’ll take the blame for everything the Radical Right has done wrong.

Bush will pick someone like Hatch (or McCain!) as the new Veep. Show people he’s shaking things up and won’t put up with any implications of corruption (yeah, wink, wink). It stinks all the way to the Oval Office. (Thanks, Jas!) mjh