Chillin' at The Coffee House, Larry Johnson recognizes a scene from L.A. Confidential unfolding in the courtroom. The difference? “Danny DeVito played a scumbag, but Scooter Libby really is one.”

BooMan presents an argument that either Fleischer perjured himself, or Time Magazine’s John Dickerson has a serious combustion problem in his pants.

Comparing Dickerson’s account with testimony thus far, BTC News quips that “in any contest between a White House press secretary and an organically grown human, you simply have to side with your own species.”

Over at AmericaBlog, Joe wags a finger of shame at the Washington press corps for allowing themselves to be so easily manipulated.

After the dust settles and the lights go down on the Libby trial, Wendy at Creative Ink wonders how Washington journalism will emerge from the ordeal.

Noting that the trial’s outcome will have no bearing on Libby’s culpability in the run-up to war, TAP stresses the importance of ensuring that the architects are not allowed to cause further damage as they careen “from crisis to crisis, disaster to disaster.”

With a choice seat behind the defendant, Jeralyn at TalkLeft shares impressions of her first day in the courtroom.

Posting at the Daily Kos, emptywheel offers some speculation on the “Big Four” witnesses: Libby, Cheney, Rove, and Bartlett. Also on DKos, TravelerDiogenes poses the question, “[is] Libby now legally liable for outing Plame?”

Looking to the other side of the pond, FDL offers an interesting and detailed parsing of Blair’s role in the African uranium scandal.

Justin at Imago viva dei describes the Libby trial as one front in a “perfect storm” destined to excise Cheney from the OVP.

And finally, let’s all extend a hearty welcome to Clarice Feldman of JustOneMinute who will be blogging from the courthouse today. Clarice’s experience as an attorney should make for some insightful analysis.