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MATTHEWS: Let me ask you this: We all
knew growing up that Becket was killed under the orders of Henry II, who had
put him in his office as as archbishop of Canterbury. And the line from the
king was, “Well, no one rid us of this meddlesome priest?” You think
it was that kind of command from the top, “Don’t tell me how you do it.
Just erase this guy”?

BIDEN: I don’t know. But I’m confident
the way again, just the modus operandi of the principals is someone goes after
them, and they go back in return. But, again, I really don’t know the facts.
This is all premised on the assumption that Libby and/or Rove actually outed
the CIA operative, that is Joe Wilson’s wife.

Chris Matthews’
“Hardball”

Maybe it’s the earlier time slot. Or maybe Chris smells a lit
fuse. But “Hardball” today is must see Rovegate TV.

Mattews made mincemeat out of Libby’s love note to Miller, calling
the references a Luca Brasi moment.

Subtitle it the humiliation of Scooter.

MATTHEWS: Is it
code? Is it code for, “Shut up”? Is it code for, “Be quiet”?

Let me ask you another question. He says, out in the aspens, where they’re
changing now, and out in Wyoming, or whatever, they turn in clusters, the
aspens, because their roots connect them. I mean, I’ll say it. This sounds
like Luca Brasi talk. It sounds like “sleep with the fishes,” you know, “our roots are connected,” Senator.

What kind of people don’t talk like that unless they want the other person
to know, “We’re in this together.” What could this possibly mean,
senator? This is the question.

BIDEN: I have no idea. It could
mean any and all of the above. I mean, yes, this is this is an unusual crowd.

Then there’s confirmation of what we’ve all been thinking.

MATTHEWS: They’re
putting out the word that they’re going to try something different. They’re
going to offer themselves up for a leave of absence, something that would
keep them on the White House payroll and formal officials of the United States
government in the executive office of the president but not be performing
their duties.

Fitzgerald has 3 more meetings with the grand jury and according
to Matthews, Fitzgerald will do his announcement, whatever that may be, from
Washington, not Chicago. Sounds like an in your face moment to me.