Washington Post refuses to “get it” on Scooter Libby conviction

What else to call this drivel?

It was propelled not by actual wrongdoing but by inflated and frequently false claims.

But, the Post’s “pain” is really MSM self-centered:

It would have been sensible for (special prosecutor Patrick) Fitzgerald to end his investigation after learning about Mr. Armitage. Instead, like many Washington special prosecutors before him, he pressed on, pursuing every tangent in the case. In so doing he unnecessarily subjected numerous journalists to the ordeal of having to disclose confidential sources or face imprisonment.

Fitz himself has distinguished between “whistleblower” leaks and leaks of classified information. I’ll admit that that’s not the most helpful to media organizations, as Fitz might well have tossed journalists in the stew in 1971 over the New York Times publication of the Pentagon Papers.

But, there’s always the possibility of jury nullification. If Libby’s attornies really thought this was a tempest in a teapot, they could have tried that angle.

But, they didn’t.

So, to the WaPost editorial page: shut up.