So the Scooter scoots. Bound to happen. I originally thought Shrub would wait until after the election, but he really doesn’t seem to care about his party any more. He’s got his.
The thing is, commuting Libby’s sentence is a smart defensive move. With all the scandals that are breaking, and who knows how many more about to break, you don’t want an example like Libby having to spend any time in jail. Folks might be willing to lie and take the fall as long as they get off with a $250,000 fine after having raised millions for the defense fund. (Crappy defense, too, by the way — Scooter deserves a rebate on that…)
But isn’t it kind of an admission of complicity in guilt?
And won’t there be a bump in the pro-impeach crowd? Personally, I immediately wrote to my Representative (“Madame Speaker, we must impeach…”)
I wonder where Scooter's planning to live. In 35 states, including Virginia and Maryland, he wouldn't be entitled to vote for president in 2008. In Washington, D.C., nobody gets to vote for president, of course, but Scooter could vote in other races. (Source: http://www.sentencingproject.org/Admin/Documents/publications/fd_bs_fdlawsinus.pdf)
Posted by: Joyful Alternative on July 2, 2007 10:42 PMAll animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Animal Farm
Look at what we've become! Stalin is laughing in his grave right now, because we have become what we feared most in the 1950's.
Posted by: Buck on July 3, 2007 1:44 AMI meant the 1950s. Bad habits learned from the NY Times can follow you for a lifetime.
Posted by: Buck on July 3, 2007 12:31 PMI wrote to mine, as well. And contributed to the Wilson legal fund.
Posted by: Carl Manaster on July 4, 2007 10:10 AM