Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Joe Cotchett to represent Valerie Plame against Cheney

posted by Barry Parr on Aug 16, 2006 at 08:07 pm in Community
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Joe Cotchett, Burlingame attorney, Democratic powerbroker, and preservation-oriented owner of several buildings in downtown Half Moon Bay will be the lead lawyer In Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against Vice President Cheney, “Scooter” Libby, and Karl Rove, say Matier & Ross in the Chronicle:

“Money is not what this case is about,” Cotchett said Tuesday. “It’s (about) a little piece of paper—sometimes known as our Constitution.”

There is already speculation that Cheney, citing executive immunity, will go untouched—and that the real target is Republican kingmaker Rove.

Comments

Comment 1 by Kevin J. Lansing on Aug 16 at 10:35pm • All my comments •

All I have to say is: Way-to-go Joe.

Comment 2 by Ken Johnson on Aug 16 at 11:36pm • All my comments •

For those who are �History Challenged�, the story recounted in �All The President�s Men� could not have occurred without the removal of VP Agnew first!

Ken Johnson

Comment 3 by Suzanne on Aug 17 at 3:12pm • All my comments •

As a "nattering nabob of negativity" Spiro Agnew never knew, I remember him well!

Comment 4 by Bob DeGraff on Aug 22 at 4:11pm • All my comments •

�Money is not what this case is about,� Cotchett said Tuesday. �It�s (about) a little piece of paper"--- His business card!

His bio refers to him as a Special Forces Captain.

Matier and Ross refer to him as a Special Forces Colonel.

So much for fact checking. (A little personal knowledge goes a long way!)

Ms.(Mrs.) Plame(Wilson) rode the tiger, wound up inside, and exited the back end with a book ready to go. (The publisher canceled the deal!)

Joe Cotchett? When the headlines are gone, so is he.

Bob DeGraff

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