One of the biggest mistakes George W. Bush ever made was NOT PARDONING Scooter Libby when he CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE.
Do you remember how hard conservatives had to work just to get the railroaded/maligned border agents out of prison? Bush wasn’t very reliable when it came to spotting miscarriages of justice (on the right) and righting them.
As a W fan, I agree. I didn't understand it then and don't now. The only thing that I've given the benefit of the doubt is that he felt if he pardoned him, Scooter would always be presumed to have been guilty and that he hoped the justice system would provide the true and just exoneration. When that didn't happen, he did commute Libby's prison sentence.
Ditto that! I was very disappointed in GWB for his failure to do the honorable thing. You could usually count on him to do such things. This was a glaring exception.
Yes. One of the things I liked least about Bush is that he quickly pardoned his enemies. But he just stood there while his friends were being screwed by his enemies, and did nothing to help them.
Not just Scooter Libby, but also the Border Patrol martyrs, the Haditha Marines, and many others.
He refuses to say anything bad about lying Joe Wilson and his lying wife, but he lets Scooter Libby suffer the unjust penalty for his neglect, under a corrupt judge, a lying prosecutor, and a lying press.
The Bible says to love your enemies. It doesn’t say to betray your friends. And a public figure must understand the difference between his wishes as a private person and his duties as a public servant. Which means that sometimes a public servant must call his enemies to account, if they are damaging the country he is sworn to protect. You cannot simply turn the other cheek when you represent your country, or allow an innocent victim of political corruption to suffer unjustly.