its not the coverup, its the crime.

the conventional wisdom still seems to be that 'its the cover-up, not the crime' - im tempted to believe that isnt true. the underlying crime - and charges pertaining to it - are still out there.

libby's legal strategy has been appalling - he has apparently taken the fall, and the decision appears to have been taken very early on.

putting aside (for the mo') the pardon option, libby's choices appear to be: 1) roll the dice and go to trial 2) plead guilty 3) squeal 4) put a gun in his mouth

pleading guilty doesnt do libby much good - he probably does at least ten years on the current charges, and fitz could probably roll out some more charges if he wants. i cant imagine fitz wants libby to plead - so fitz can continue to squeeze him as long as he wants.

if im fitz, i want libby to either squeal or go to trial - either way, fitz catches other fish. and if im fitz, i dont want libby to swallow a bullet. therefore fitz's strategy is to make sure that libby knows that he isnt indispensable - therefore libby might as well squeal before someone else does, and there's no point cutting his wrists, because even tho it will save libby from seeing his grandkids, it wont save cheney and the Idiot Son becuase there are others who will step up to the plate to save their skin

its not the coverup, its the crime.