Shock of the Week

The Libby trial will conveniently commence after the 2006 midterm elections.

The U.S. district judge who set the trial date? A Bush appointee.

He set the date so far in advance because Libby's lawyer would be "tied up" with a 10-week trial that started in early September, conveniently enough, 8 weeks before the midterms.

Are they conspiracy theories when the evidence is in such plain view?

UPDATE: Libby's lawyer in question, the one with the scheduling conflict, is a Democrat named Ted Wells, I've learned. However, you have to wonder what judge set his September trial date. I'm actually trying to find this out as we speak.