Libby commutation: You're either for it or against it

Let's get one thing straight: George Bush deserves to be impeached. Of course, he has every right to commute sentences as he sees fit.

But to say that Libby's punishment didn't fit the crime is appalling. Is Bush saying that it's okay to lie to a grand jury, the FBI, and other government officials and offices? People have gone to prison for stealing postage stamps. This guy, if not the source, certainly contributed to outing a covert CIA agent!!!

Isn't that treasonous? Shouldn't treasonous apologists be impeached? After all, he and his administration have committed many more serious deeds, including lying to Congress, obstructing justice, killing innocent Iraqis, detaining people indefinitely without the right to a fair and speedy trial, etc.

CONGRESS: Just pick one! For crying out loud!!

This guy laughs at you every day. He's committed atrocities against Americans, you, and our neighbors across the globe. Clinton, who I didn't like, was impeached for lying about an extra-marital affair!

Let's put some perspective to these things!

First order of business: Anyone who gave money to Scooter Libby's defense fund needs to be ostracized for what he or she is -- an aider and abettor. Expose them. Make them totally unelectable. Show the public who they are: Scum-sucking weasels.

Quotes on Scooter Libby's commutation

Reaction to Bush's Libby decision - Yahoo! News

Here's how you decide who NOT to vote for:

1. Rudy Giuliani (running, and running as fast as he can away from his failure after 9/11): "After evaluating the facts, the president came to a reasonable decision and I believe the decision was correct."

2. Fred Thompson (says he's not running, but he sure looks like he is): "While for a long time I have urged a pardon for Scooter, I respect the president's decision. This will allow a good American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life."

3. Roy Blunt (not running, but what the hell?): "President Bush did the right thing today in commuting the prison term for Scooter Libby. The prison sentence was overly harsh and the
punishment did not fit the crime."

Let's wait to see three things tomorrow.

1. Will this story be forgotten and/or disregarded by the evening news tomorrow?
2. How will Congress react? I think impeachment, not for this action, but for all of Bush's other actions, ought to be "put back on the table."
3. What will the other dillhole Repugnicans say?

At least Scooter Libby isn't retarded

Bob Cesca: What If Libby Was Black Or Mentally Retarded? - Politics on The Huffington Post

One man's view.

Regarding the record 152 executions during his two terms as governor, Bush "wrote" in his autobiography, A Charge To Keep, "I don't believe my role is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own." He went on to write, "You know what's interesting? I once swallowed a coin." I just made up that second quote, but I like to imagine that he's the kind of guy who has accidentally swallowed a coin or two.

Scooter Libby guilty on 4 of 5 charges

Scooter Libby might spend some time in a federal jail after having been convicted of obstructing justice and perjury. That is, until he gets pardoned by Bush.

Genarlow Wilson sentenced 10 years

UPDATE: This is one of the most heart-wrenching stories I've ever read. No doubt, many thousands of people have done exactly what he's done. With one exception:

Genarlow Wilson is spending 10 years in a federal penitentiary.

When he was 17, he received oral sex from a consenting 15 year-old. The act was caught on tape. This is the kicker: If he'd had sexual intercourse with her, he would have been guilty of a misdemeanor. But since he received oral sex from her, he had committed a felony.

Georgia wins the award for the most backassward state in the Union for this one. The Georgia legislature even passed a new law after Wilson received his 10 year sentence. Oral sex is no longer a felony. But they didn't make the law retroactive, even though the law was written specifically out of Wilson's conviction.

Wilson was offered a deal: Admit to the crime and get less than 10 years. He took his chances with a jury trial. The jury had to convict him; under the law, he had committed a felony. This is clearly a case where everybody "did his job." Therein lies the rub. Now he's a sex offender with some of the best potential years of his life lost -- FOREVER.

Seriously, this is the scariest thing I've heard. And I think it's because he's black. A white school teacher was convicted of having sex with a student. She received 90 days.

The county District Attorney's office has the ability to set aside the conviction and set Wilson free, but they won't do it. They seem to be suffering from an overinflated ego. They want him to admit he did wrong, that he molested a little girl (she was 15 and admitted to initiating the act).

I wish some high profile people, besides Mark Cuban, would look into this. Perhaps George Bush could do one noble, moral, honest, and right thing: Pardon the kid.

ESPN.com - E-Ticket: Outrageous Injustice

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