Let’s accept a few obvious facts. Sandy Berger had good legal representation. Sandy Berger is a man of considerable political ambition. Sandy Berger is a man who values his reputation.

Given these facts, I think this plea agreement is pretty astonishing. He’s thrown away almost any chance of serving in government again and he’s admitted to a crime that cannot be spun as anything other than serious. I mean given all of the charges about intelligence screw-ups and secret agendas over the last five years, isn’t it interesting that the Clinton administration is still generating criminal charges in these areas?

I’d be curious what Shannen and Andrew think of this since they know this stuff. Am I wrong?