The Libby Verdict

The Libby juror came back and found him guilty on 4 of the 5 counts against him. It's really unfortunate. There was no crime in outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent. Richard Armitage, an outspoken critic of the Bush administration, was the original source of the leak, and he chose to sit on that information like a coward while the Bush administration endured an accusing media firestorm. There was no conspiracy. Had Libby been the original source, maybe there would be something to the conspiracy accusations, but a cowardly Bush critic in on some big conspiracy? Nope, don't think so. Given all of this, what possible motive would Libby have had for perjuring himself? Doesn't anyone question the stupidity of perjuring himself in the manner he was accused of? Why name Tim Russert? If you put yourself in Libby's shoes, would you really lie about someone that has no reason to lie for you? If you truly had something to hide, wouldn't you say you couldn't recall where you heard about Valerie Plame? Or take the Clinton way out and dissect every definition possible? There's no underlying crime, and hopefully the judge will see that when it comes time to sentence Libby.