Bush commutes Libby sentence

[kandrathe]

Given the laws in place, Scooter Libby clearly violated them, and was charged appropriately. He was convicted in a fair trial. What is your argument against this? That people should not be tried for their crimes?

The jury was forced to decide who was telling the truth, a political crony of Dick Cheney, or two Washington journalists. Given enough time on a witness stand, I'm sure Mr. Fitzgerald would have trapped almost anyone in making false statements, perjury, and therefore obstruction of justice. Like I said before, Scooter's crime was trying to tell his side or the story and getting it wrong, rather than the patented "I do not recall" or "I'm taking the 5th". Is the US better protected from this dastardly criminal named Scooter? I think not. The charges against Libby, and even those being hurled at Gonzales are a matter of the fine splitting of hairs on interpretation. Is it wrong for the Executive to fire US Attorneys for political or any other reason?

But, I digress from my point. A better way to frame the question... What if we had devoted the same amount of money and effort into getting Osama Bin Laden? During the Clinton era, what if we had spent the 2nd Clinton administration worrying about Iraq, Iran and North Korea instead of Bill's zipper and stains on a blue dress? How about we get Congress' head out from their nether orifices and focused on something *really* important.