Thomas Sowell: Pardon Scooter Libby

realclearpolitics.com ^ | January 09, 2009 | Thomas Sowell

[Jacquerie]

I still shake my head in disbelief that this happened in my country. US v. Libby was a political show trial worthy of the old Soviet Union. Libby was guilty of nothing more than working in a Republican administration. It is disgusting how many pubbie’s lives have been ruined by rabid rat politics.

[mkjessup]

I’m hoping (but not holding my breath) that our self righteous George W. Legacy will come to his damn senses at 11:00 am on January 20th and pardon Agents Ramos and Compean.

At LEAST commute their sentences to time served, which is what he did with Libby.

Unfortunately, as another poster said: it’s more likely GWB will pardon Bill Ayers before he does anything to offend his ‘dear friend’ Johnny Sutton and the open-border traitors that he calls his ‘friends’.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Amen!

[piasa]

2000 late or JANUARY 2001 : (CHIEF OF STAFF PODESTA REMARKS ABOUT BUSH AT THE END OF CLINTON’S PRESIDENCY) One morning at the nub end of Bill Clinton’s presidency, Clinton chief of staff John Podesta walked into a senior staff meeting in the Roosevelt Room waving a copy of USA Today. Holding the paper aloft, Podesta read the headline out loud, “Clinton actions annoy Bush.” The article detailed the new rules and Executive Orders the outgoing President was issuing in his final days, actions aimed in equal measure at locking in Clinton’s legacy (in areas like environmental protection) and bedeviling his successor. “What’s Bush so annoyed about?” Podesta asked with a devilish smile. “He’s got four years to try to undo all the stuff we’ve done.” - “Rolling Back Clinton : As Bush takes action to reverse chunks of his predecessor’s legacy, the nation waits to see just how conservative this new President really is,” by James Carney and John F. Dickerson, With reporting by Ann Blackman, Sally B. Donnelly and Douglas Waller/Washington , CNN.com, January 22, 2001 Web posted at: 1:12 p.m. EST (1812 GMT)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Pardon Scooter Libby

. . . and while you're at it, shred the "FBI files" on anyone who you considered for appointment to anything during your entire administration.

[Homer1]

Moreover, Russert testified, under oath, that he didn’t remember going on Imus on the day of the indictment, or having uttered the phrase “first time in a hundred years.”

[Mouton]

If Bush leaves office without a pardon for each of these men I will lose what little respect I have for the man. It is one thing to be obstinate but quite another to be an ignorant a hole.

Vince

[aruanan]

It is one thing to be obstinate but quite another to be an ignorant a hole.

I think there are few people who are obstinate (versus tenacious) who are not also a-holes.

[midwyf]

I agree 100%. The whole Plame affair was an attempt to “get” Dick Cheney, failing that Fitzgerald laid Libby on the altar and President Bush allowed it.
I firmly believe that Fitzgerald blew the whistle on Blago prematurely to save Obama and figured they could pressure Blago to resign in exchange for not prosecuting. I doubt it will ever go further than impeachment or being Chicago, an accident.

[iopscusa]

Yep Fitz is the Face of the disgrace of the USDOJ and Paulson/Bernake/Greenspan are the face of the disgrace of the Politically corrupt US Economic leadership...etc., etc. All is indicative of the disgrace of this country’s leadership. If not now then when do we fight for our freedom from this travesty?

[dennisw]

Libby is doing OK
Pardon Ramos and Compean George Bush or I will bad mouth you forever.

[Mouton]

Perhaps you are right, “Ignorant” may have not been the right word or phrase. Tone deaf is more appropriate.

This guy has been in favor of amnesty and anything that even remotely undermines that belief, he is against. He was pulled kicking and screaming toward a border fense when there was no political advantage to be otherwise.

As far as Libby goes, I cannot believe he did not step in far earlier to right that wrong. Based on how long that took for a half hearted action, I hope those border agents who were doing their jobs are not holding out false hopes they will be pardoned.

Meanwhile, I did see that Bush found the time to give an award to the head honcho of the Border Patrol, a guy who was supportive of Sutton’s persecution (SIC).

Vince

[thatjoeguy]

Here, here, on all accounts. Both are a joke/travesty which boggles the mind.

JB

[dbz77]

I read somewhere that going after Libby was part of some personal vendetta, due to Libby’s role in lobbying for Marc Rich’s pardon.

[Osage Orange]

I firmly believe that Fitzgerald blew the whistle on Blago prematurely to save Obama and figured they could pressure Blago to resign in exchange for not prosecuting. I doubt it will ever go further than impeachment or being Chicago, an accident.

I think you are correct.....

[murdoog]

Appointing Podesta to run the CIA is entirely consistent

I believe you mean Panetta, not Podesta (another former Clinton underling.) I get your drift though, and your point still stands with the correction.