A few folks have written to ask why I’ve not done anything with the Martha Stewart story, particularly given the verdict of yesterday.
The answer is simple; I started this site to make comment on things that interest ME, and Martha Stewart doesn’t qualify.
But since you asked;
Do I think she’s guilty?
Probably.
Do I think this was a witch hunt?
Probably.
Do I think this is a case of a DA looking for an easy target, for helping their re-election?
Undoubtedly.
Do I think the furor over this is being driven by the usual class warfare suspects?
No question.
And lest we forget, Stewart is a Democrat who when this first started, blamed the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for her being arrested.
But if there’s one aspect to all of this that really bothers me, it’s that all this amounts to is something Glenn Reynolds points out in his blog the other day:
“…she has been found guilty of covering up crimes the government couldn’t prove she committed….”
Odd, the ones celebrating her conviction, are the ones who were among the loudest defenders of Bill Clinton, isn’t it?
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