Ladies and Gentlemen!

Let me share with you THE MOST PREPOSTEROUS THING I HAVE EVER READ. From a Washington Post story about letters seeking leniency for Scooter Libby:

Others offered details of what they described as Libby's crucial role in key administration decisions.

Former ambassador and White House aide Robert D. Blackwill called Libby a "crucial voice" in President Bush's decision to accelerate transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqis after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.

"Sadly I believe that Mr. Libby's premature departure from the Administration has been a major reason for the downward spiral of the situation in Iraq and the consuming mess in which we find ourselves today regarding that country," he wrote.