Based on today's news, I'd have to say that Mark Felt will likely be the 2006 Rookie of the Year in a lot of dead pools. Based on his being 91, he may also wind up being MVP.
The news on NBC had a very interesting bit of tape between Nixon and Haldeman where the latter tells Nixon that Felt is the leak, and that John Dean says there's nothing they can do about him (which makes Dean's last-minute attempts to cloud Felt's naming as Deep Throat a bit mysterious). While I don't consider myself an expert on Watergate, I do wonder how widely-known this tape was prior to today. Haldeman presents Felt as the leak in no uncertain terms.
Nixon's biggest concern (well, after the question of putting Felt in irons) seemed to be Felt's religion. He asked Haldeman if Felt was Catholic, and sounded very concerned when Haldeman responded that Felt was Jewish. That Nixon, what a scamp.
In an attempt at balance, NBC did run a clip of an interview with Pat Buchanan, who stated that Deep Throat was a "snake" rather than a hero. I assume he speaks from experience. I'll grant that Felt's motivation wasn't solely altruistic (having been passed over for the FBI top job), but Buchanan just seems even more out of step here, which is saying something given his general lack of rhythm, so to speak.
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I have to admit that I didn't see it but Tom Brokaw mentioned on the Today show this morning that it was like being back in the 70's with Buchanan and Colson going on. You have to love a convicted felon (Colson) passing judgment on another convicted felon (Felt).
Hyph
There is a certain irony in Colson and G. Gordon Liddy, et al railing on about Felt's supposed lack of ethics.
Chris
I think it's kind of like grade school. Cheating on a test and shoving smaller kids around are ok but telling the teacher about it is a horrible offense to the "code of the schoolyard."
Hyph
Speaking of Buchanan on Today, he tried to argue that Felt, by doing his Deep Throat thing, made the lives lost in Vietnam lives lost in vain. Which, really, is kind of breathtaking in its irrationality.
I'd like to think that Georgetown could revoke his degree retroactively, but they're probably smart to stay above the fray.
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