Unlocking the Cheney Code

Looks like the Vice President is about to have his day in court if Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has his way. MSNBC reports:

Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against his former chief of staff, a special prosecutor said in a court filing Wednesday.

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggested Cheney would be a logical government witness because he could authenticate notes he jotted on a July 6, 2003, New York Times opinion piece by a former U.S. ambassador critical of the Iraq war.

Fitzgerald said Cheney’s “state of mind” is “directly relevant” to whether I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the vice president’s former top aide, lied to FBI agents and a federal grand jury about how he learned about CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity and what he subsequently told reporters.

Libby “shared the interests of his superior and was subject to his direction,” the prosecutor wrote. “Therefore, the state of mind of the vice president as communicated to (the) defendant is directly relevant to the issue of whether (the) defendant knowingly made false statements to federal agents and the grand jury regarding when and how he learned about (Plame’s) employment and what he said to reporters regarding this issue.”

Is the reason we haven't yet heard anything about an alleged Karl Rove indictment because Rove is poised to testify against Vice President Cheney?

This is a tough call as to which one would be the most beneficial to be cooling his heels in jail. If it's Cheney there is a good chance we might suddenly see the administration announce plans to bring the troops home, end domestic spying, and finally close down Guantanamo Bay and release the detainees.

If Rove ends up in the slammer we might see and end to the conservative Republican strangle hold on the White House and Congress. A move that could have equal impact in fixing what is wrong with America.

Time will tell.