Fitzmas alert

There is to be a hearing in Court today on the Scooter Libby case:

In each of the prior status hearings there has been a constant drip of clues to Libby's defense strategy and which players will likely be called as witnesses.

Judge Walton, as he has done in previous hearings, is likely to ponder whether Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation is actually nearing conclusion. Because Fitzgerald has indicated that the investigation is ongoing, the judge has allowed the Special Counsel to withhold certain documents dealing with President George W. Bush’s deputy chief of staff, Karl Rove, which Libby's attorneys contend are crucial to their preparing a defense.