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My Man Godfrey
"Not the right case?"
For God's sake, Glenn -- just be glad that the perjury discussion has finally begun in earnest.
The point is that this is not a strong case of perjury (there are much stronger ones). No prosecutor is likely to pursue an indictment over this, and I could easily see even an objective source (such as Marty Lederman or A.L. or me) finding that this does not seem to be "perjury," per se, but rather Gonzales using a very specific definition of "Terrorist Surveillance Program" (and repeatedly indicating that he's doing so).
That will not be helpful. To the contrary, it will hand them a victory and make it seem like the other accusations -- including the genuinely strong "perjury" accusatinos -- are weak.