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Scooter Libby: Guilty

Scooter Libby

Scooter Libby on his way into court this morning.Photo: Getty Images

Aaaaand he’s guilty: Dick Cheney’s ex-chief of staff and noted erotica author Lewis “Scooter” Libby has been found responsible for obstructing the investigation into the Valerie Plame leak. The jury’s deliberations took ten days. We hope it will take less time for Libby to finish up his internal deliberations and sell everyone he’s ever worked for down the river in exchange for a little less time at Club Fed. As the man himself wrote in his eloquent letter to Judith Miller, the aspens are turning.

Scooter Libby: Guilty