Libby: Leftly Leaning - Wednesday, February 14th

While it may seem that Libby’s defense has passed by faster than a DC cold front, emptywheel offers a stunning recap of what Team Libby has tried [1] in order to stave off prison.

On the flip side, Jeralyn at TalkLeft reminds us that the trial is not about proving the defense, but rather raising the specter of reasonable doubt [2].

Alongside the void of Scooter and Shooter’s absence from the witness chair, Jeff Lomonaco notes the enormous legal faux pas of not following through with an introduced defense [3] and wonders if this indicates a confidence surplus on the part of Team Libby.

Also lamenting Shooter’s absence, Jane Hamsher at FDL finds solace in a “Perry Mason moment” during Fitzgerald’s questioning of Cheney-proxy [4], John Hannah.

Wendy Hoke offers a brief rundown of a recent discussion over the impact of bloggers at the trial [5] and lavishes props on Frontline’s multi-part series [6] on the media’s role in getting us where we are today.

Finally, with testimony over who said what to whom running rampant over the last few weeks, Political Maven’s, The Stiletto, cuts through the confusion with a handy chart [7] for the visually oriented.