Is tomorrow Fitzmas?

Fitzmas is a term coined by the liberal blogosphere to refer to the fact that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald might be giving us an early Christmas (Fitzgerald + Chrtistmas = Fitzmas) this year when (or if) he comes out with criminal indictments for White House officials involved in the leak of the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Rove and Libby are the most talked about in terms of people at risk of indictments, but Cheney's name should be in that list too:

I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003, lawyers involved in the case said Monday.

Notes of the previously undisclosed conversation between Mr. Libby and Mr. Cheney on June 12, 2003, appear to differ from Mr. Libby's testimony to a federal grand jury that he initially learned about the C.I.A. officer, Valerie Wilson, from journalists, the lawyers said.

The notes, taken by Mr. Libby during the conversation, for the first time place Mr. Cheney in the middle of an effort by the White House to learn about Ms. Wilson's husband, Joseph C. Wilson IV, who was questioning the administration's handling of intelligence about Iraq's nuclear program to justify the war.

Lawyers said the notes show that Mr. Cheney knew that Ms. Wilson worked at the C.I.A. more than a month before her identity was made public and her undercover status was disclosed in a syndicated column by Robert D. Novak on July 14, 2003.
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But the notes, now in Mr. Fitzgerald's possession, also indicate that Mr. Libby first heard about Ms. Wilson - who is also known by her maiden name, Valerie Plame - from Mr. Cheney. That apparent discrepancy in his testimony suggests why prosecutors are weighing false statement charges against him in what they interpret as an effort by Mr. Libby to protect Mr. Cheney from scrutiny, the lawyers said.

Taking a hit for the boss doesn't get more graphic than that. Imagine if Cheney got indicted and had to resign and go to jail over this.

Ah, it's so nice to day-dream like that...