Posted on 07/05/2007 9:31:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House reacts to Clintons' comments
By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 41 minutes ago
The White House on Thursday made fun of former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for criticizing President Bush's decision to erase the prison sentence of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
"I don't know what Arkansan is for chutzpah, but this is a gigantic case of it," presidential spokesman Tony Snow said.
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has scheduled hearings on Bush's commutation of Libby's 2 1/2-year sentence.
"Well, fine, knock himself out," Snow said of Conyers. "I mean, perfectly happy. And while he's at it, why doesn't he look at January 20th, 2001?"
In the closing hours of his presidency, Clinton pardoned 140 people, including fugitive financier Marc Rich.
The former president tried to draw a distinction between the pardons he granted, and Bush's decision to commute Libby's 30-month sentence in the CIA leak case.
"I think there are guidelines for what happens when somebody is convicted," Clinton told a radio interviewer Tuesday. "You've got to understand, this is consistent with their philosophy; they believe that they should be able to do what they want to do, and that the law is a minor obstacle."
Sen. Clinton, seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, said the Libby decision "was clearly an effort to protect the White House. ... There isn't any doubt now, what we know is that Libby was carrying out the implicit or explicit wishes of the vice president, or maybe the president as well, in the further effort to stifle dissent."
Former Vice President Al Gore said he found the Bush decision "disappointing" and said he did not think it was comparable to Clinton's pardons.
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Could any even imagine the reaction if Scooter Libby’s wife had just donated $400,000 to the Bush Library and then a full pardon was to be issued?
Not only donated $400,000 but also maybe granted other non-monetary favors
I have an idea that shows “chutzpah”: Bush should issue two full pardons. One for Scooter, and another for Bill Clinton. It’ll drive ‘em nutz.
I had a similar thought on that subject as well. Bush could issue a pardon to Bill AND Hillary.
He could do this next year, say in mid summer. She would then be in a position to either accept the pardon, thus implying a pardon was needed or to decline the pardon, which would then bring up all the sins of that dark period from 1992 to 2000.
But the media would play it up as a 'desperation' move by Bush and it could very easily back fire.
projection
"...was clearly an effort to protect the White House. ... in the further effort to stifle dissent."
more projection.
Included in those pardoned on that day was E. Harley Cox of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Mr. Cox as chief legal counsel of the now defunct First Arkansas Savings and Loan, helped that company hide millions in bad loans from the auditors.
I move we help Mr Conyers along with his investigation.... Why don't we all send him copy of the constitution.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552163/posts#35
At one time there was interest in the Barrett Report, but interest seem to fade quickly. Clinton just wore everyone down.
If you google the barrett report, you will find a letter from Janet Reno denying Barrett authority to pursue the IRS even after a whistle blower said there were a great number of illegal things going on.
We can’t ever overstate the power of the MSM in promoting and protecting the Clintons. They are complicit to the Clinton’s many many crimes.
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