Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence

An anonymous reader notes that President Bush has decided to commute Scooter Libby's sentence after numerous appeals failed. Libby was convicted in March of obstruction of justice in connection with the Valerie Plame affair. The President's action spares Libby from 30 months behind bars."

Re:Huh?

[ILuvRamen]

No, didn't you learn in history class that the proper way to do it is to wait until the last couple days of your term then pardon like EVERYONE lol. I think just about every president pardoned multiple ppl in the last couple weeks in office

A Great Compromise by a Great President

[tjstork]

Once again, Bush the GREAT shows exactly how to chart a course for fairness, justice and truth. I think it was obvious to everyone that Scooter was the target of a Whitewater-esque witch hunt that had more to do with trying to pay back the Clinton investigations than it did any real crime, and I think the commute was fair. I used to think that history might only place Bush in the top ten of America's greatest presidents, perhaps behind Roosevelt in the last century, but now, I'm not sure that Bush might even be slighted by that.

Could it be that George W. Bush should be in the top 5 of America's greatest presidents?

THREE CHEERS FOR BUSH THE GREAT!

Re:Good News, Everybody!

[Soporific]

The pot deserves a very vicious finger wagging! But only after 20 or 30 convictions.

~S

Re:Huh?

[timeOday]

I think just about every president pardoned multiple ppl in the last couple weeks in office

Last couple weeks, do you know something we don't?

Bush further erodes Tom Cruise's career

[nixkuroi]

So, it looks like Bush has commuted Libby's prison sentence once the appeals court said he would have to be in prison during his appeal. As such, we now know it's ok to give up the identities of CIA operatives. If you remember, Cruise's whole mission was to protect the NOC list, a list of undercover CIA operatives...since releasing those names now comes with almost no consequence, we can assume that MI:I was basically completely unnecessary, leveling the foundation of the entire Mission Impossible series.

How sad for Tom Cruise.

Re:Huh?

[Harmonious Botch]

Ooops! You're right, I meant commuted. Pardon me.

Ah! Brain soap!

[Tony]

raise your hand if you ever thought you'd daydream of a world where dan quayle was president.

JESUS!

I can't believe you just said that. And I can't believe I'm actually considering it. And I can't actually believe QUAYLE WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER!

I need to wash my brain.

Ironic quote

[eli pabst]

George Bush (Sept 30 2003):

"And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of."

Yes, they sure will...

Re:Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

But Libby deserved pardoning. After all, all he did was release the name of an active CIA spy to make his boss happy at the retaliation.

This was an obvious pardon to see coming. The lawsuit was just a waste of taxpayer money, given the current President.

Disagreeing with the executive branch\\\\\\\\\\the special branch of the government that is part of the legislative branch\\\\\\\\uh, it's own branch, shouldn't be allowed under the constitution.

After all, he believes what he's doing is right, so every patriotic American should agree.

Teamwork !

[golodh]

Whatever you might accuse the Bush administration of, neglect of basic teamwork isn't it.

Libby, like the loyal employee he is, dutifully refused to snitch on his boss Cheney and ultimately on Bush himself, so Bush looks after Libby. Basic dawn-of-time loyalties. Everything else is secondary.

The moral? Make sure you're part of a winning team that has the guts to stick together ... and you're all but immune from pesky outsiders. Even if they happen to be waving laws.

Re:Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

No, but I commute you.

But conversely...

[themushroom]

...who will commute Bush's sentence when he finally gets rung up?

As if any President has ever has been accountable for his actions. Even Nixon got off light, but he wasn't evil... just corrupt.

And, to cellebrate...

[careysb]

Cheney is taking Scooter hunting.

Re:Huh?

[coyotl]

Ahem... From the US Constitution, Article III, Section 3:

Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.

Ahh, so it's Bush and Cheney who should be tried for treason? Clearly, the two of them did more to recruit for Al Quaeda than probably anyone else in the world. Plus they did a lot to destroy the United States (in slow motion, but the process is well underway [marketwatch.com].)

What I want to know is ...

[ScrewMaster]

Who is going to commute Bush's sentence?

Re:Huh?

[AdmiralWeirdbeard]

How is disagreeing with the president not even worse treason? Why do you hate freedom so much? Why must you insist on ignoring the real enemy here, people who hate our liberties.

Re:Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

It was Aid, but not Comfort. Now if he was blowing them while giving away someones identity, that would be treason.

The reason why Bush commuted

[FiniteElementalist]

It's because he found out that Libby wasn't going to be sent to a 'white-collar resort' prison. No, he was going to a federal 'pound me in the ass' prison.

And Libby didn't want to go to any prison.

Re:Having received a few blow jobs in my life ...

[Wonko the Sane]

Perjuring yourself to cover "outing" a CIA agent if MOTHER-FUCKING TREASON.

Wow. Not just any type of treason...

Re:Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

You need to be more creative!

Solution: declare martial law, suspend the Constitution, declare anyone who complains a "terrorist" and imprison them, then enjoy absolute power.

Re:Huh?

[Lehk228]

yes, but clinton lied about getting blown, libby lied about exposing national secrets.

but of course they are exactly the same.

Re:Prison rape is NOT funny

[rachit]

Someone has a case of the Mondays....

Re:Huh?

[Admiral Ag]

Slashdotters should have sympathy with Clinton, since they lie about having had sex all the time.

SHAME ON SLASHDOT!

[Revotron]

The modding of the parent post as "Flamebait" is exactly the reason why Slashdot shouldn't have a moderating system. It's because left-wing political dongs use it to their advantage to mod down any right-wing opposition. I challenge anyone on Slashdot to point out what, in that post, constitutes "flamebaiting".

This site is disgraceful for the way people abuse its peer-moderation system. If anything, it mirrors the attitude of the nation in that if somebody disagrees with you, they should be squelched and discredited. There's a reason why there is no "-1, Disagree" rating.

Mod parent up.