Ouch! In light of this week's news that Richard Armitage was the source of the leak of Valerie Plame's identity, rather than any Bush administration official, Dr. Melissa Clouthier can't help but notice a cetain parallel between the fate of leftist "power couple" Joe Wilson/Valerie Plame and that of Jack and Diane:
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah they say life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
As a lawyer, I'm also looking forward to the likely denouement of Plame's lawsuit. The case was not particularly strong to begin with, and this week's news hasn't helped.
Of course, even a weak case can sometimes be won if the lawyers involved work feverishly at it (effort sometimes makes a big difference) and if a party gets the "right" judge or uncovers the right facts in discovery.
But the case is currently as rife with holes as Swiss cheese. Even with highly motivated leftist donors funding the Plame lawsuit, the costs in attorney time of trying to prove up this case will eventually prove daunting. There may be a dismissal, a summary judgment, or a weak settlement that really amounts to a concession of defeat.
But we shall see. There are no sure things in the legal world. A lot of it comes down to how motivated and skilled are the lawyers on each side. The process may drag on a while and the case may die in bits and spurts as various claims and defendants are weeded out.
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