The Libby-ral Media
This reaction has driven home to me a point a few folks have made as this whole thing has moved forward: Namely, that the media may care a whole lot more about the Libby trial than most Americans do. The Libby case, with its connections to the Plame affair and Martha Stewart-ish verdict, is pretty complicated, and I have to wonder how much people really understand (or care about) the details. Reporters paid close attention to the case, since it opened up questions about reportorial privilege and offered up scenes like NBC's Tim Russert being called to testify. But it's hard to imagine that the average American took much from this case beyond some vague sense that there is corruption in Washington – a revelation that surely doesn't come as all that much of a surprise.