NOW THAT LIBBY'S CONVICTED, THAT MEANS THE WAR IN IRAQ IS OVER, RIGHT?

As everyone knows by now, a jury convicted Scooter Libby of all sorts of bad things. Word on the street seems to suggest that "Scooter" isn't an ideal nickname when you're incarcerated for 20 years with felons who've been denied their conjugal visits. The conventional wisdom also says George's pen will pardon Scooty of all culpability, probably on January 19, 2008 2009. (Oops. Thanks to Dwilkers for correcting me on that one.)

Me? Don't really care, and here's why: while I'm sure Scooterpie did some terrible things, we know he was acting under directions of men far more powerful, dangerous, and revolting than he. Couple fellas by the names of Dick and Karl. And since, as far as I can see, neither Dick nor Karl are slated to bear any blame for Plame, that's a shame.

Meanwhile, Congress will give Bush billions of additional dollars for his "Surge" plan involving 21,000 troops in Bagdad. Remember that plan? The one the Dems were gonna block, stop, and prevent? They say this additional money will go for health care and such for the troops. Ok, but I don't hear anything designed to prevent the "Surge."

Business as usual continues in DC.