Scooter should not have even been charged.....it’s the freaking Democraps that did all of this.
Meadow Muffin
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The best decisions are usually made alone. As Maggie Thatcher put it, “Consensus is the absence of leadership.”
The ineffable Paul Begala had the gall to refer to Fitzgerald as a Republican prosecutor.
I’m glad Scooter is not going to jail. Now, about those Marines, Soldiers and Border Patrol...
To paraphrase Bill Clinton, not a single hungry child would be fed by Scooter Libby going to jail.
not surprising.
bushes are loyal to those they hire.
HOORAY President Bush!
This was no surprise. Libby was not going to prison. The President does what he believes is right, and he willingly takes the heat.
He has always done that, and he’s also capable of taking the heat.
Short and to the point:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/07/the_libby_commutation.html
Quote:
It seems that after Clinton’s FALN clemency, the House passed a bill “Expressing the Sense of the Congress that the President Should Not Have Granted Clemency to Terrorists.” A number of now-outraged Democrats voted against the bill, including House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, now speaker, didn’t vote. But she later explained that she was against criticizing the president’s decision:
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, on the last vote, H. Con. Res. 180, I was detained in traffic while returning to the Capitol. Had I been present, I would have voted “no.”
Exactly!
This pardoning of Scooter Libby smacks of the corruption that was evident in the Clinton administration. As Bill Clinton’s term wound down, if my memory serves me correctly, didn’t he pardon a bunch of people who in some form or fashion were close to him (i.e. monetary donations, golfing buddies, etc.). Simply put, Bush really needs to step down ... this guy has no clue as to what is going on in the world. And now this. I wonder how many CIA operatives or CIA associates had their cover blown by Scooter’s outing of the CIA woman (sorry, I forgot her name). I bet some people aren’t six feet above ground any longer now. Such corruption. Evil administration.
Front 242
Bush has more dirty work lined up for Fitz, and Libby always was expendable. The ‘compassionate conservative’ is a man without a heart.
My first reaction was that he tried to split the baby on this one. I didn’t really care either way what happened to Libby. I didn’t follow the trial. I am sure juries can be wrong. I’m also sure that in politics, everyone always says the jury’s wrong when it’s their guy. So I have no way of knowing. I think the “process” crime arguments are weak. Crime is crime. Anyway, seems like GW tried to split the difference. Libs will wail anyway, as they are already doing. GOPers are glad Libby’s not gonna be living in striped sunlight, but think GW should have pardoned.
Quote — “The president praises Fitzgerald and basically accuses Scooter of lying. He’s parsing this down the middle, which is not the way Scooter’s friends see it. People are happy that he’s not going to jail, but this is not what people were hoping for.”
This is why hardly anyone is going to be happy about this. President Bush has no intention of ever pardoning Libby...
Q. And how long would that have taken?
A. Much longer than the time elapsed between the sentencing and the ruling today that he could not await the answer from the appeals process before beginning to serve time.
The Washington Post knows this - and should be doing some editing before peddling such rubbish. Oh, wait... they hate Bush. Never mind.