Bush commutes Libby sentence
 

Awesome! All hell is going to break loose! I can hardly wait for the gnashing of teeth to begin!!! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/expect.gif

*gnash*

*gnash*

*rabble rabble rabble*

Whoa... Bush has balls.

Nah, he just knows his presidency is over now that the amnesty got shot down. He's got nothing to lose.

Most people are going to be pissed that now, no one will truly be held to task for the Plame leak.

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No normal American has cared about the Plame affair in years. It's just a neverending circus. http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
No normal American has cared about the Plame affair in years. It's just a neverending circus. http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif Like the Clinton Trial.

Like the Clinton Trial.

Exactly.

Saw it coming.

Originally posted by reismark
Most people are going to be pissed that now, no one will truly be held to task for the Plame leak. Armitage was never charged. So no one had been held responsible for the leak.

I'm shocked and outraged!

It should have been a pardon!!

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Libby unnecessarily put his boss in a bind, so he doesn't get much sympathy from me. Normally, a loyal lieutenant who fell on his sword would be pardoned. This action makes it appear that Bush will not pardon Libby.

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
No normal American has cared about the Plame affair in years. It's just a neverending circus. http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif I don't think any normal person ever cared in the first place, or even understood why anyone else cared.

Originally posted by snoopy369
Yeah, that sort of thing sucks. Ever since John Adams, Presidents have been abusing their powers once their political lives are no longer relevant... http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...s/neeschud.gif Is this sarcasm? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...smilies/hm.gif

Yep, that's why conservatives were so outraged about the Nixon pardon... http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...smilies/hm.gif

they were outraged over the Rich pardon, and so was I...

Duh. A Democrat made that pardon...

I see you finally arrived at my point.

Hey the election is 16 months from now. No big deal. The Demo congress is at 14%. Reid is at 17%, Nancy is at low 30's, Bush is at low 30. More and More people are going Independent. The only reason that I will not go Independent is because I like voting in the Primary.

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I don't think any normal person ever cared in the first place, or even understood why anyone else cared. Of course. The only people who might have cared were those who associated with her or were suspected of having associated with her — especially those in foreign countries where she was stationed during her formerly covert CIA years.

I'm sure those folks (and their families and friends) are just fine, though. So don't worry about it. After all, they're not (generally speaking) your family or friends. Nope. Just numbers, nothing more.

Gatekeeper

I made the point first, in response to Odin. You're agreeing with me. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Originally posted by PLATO
I'm shocked and outraged!

It should have been a pardon!!

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
He wasn't charged with any leaking. IIRC, the prosecutor knew from early on who actually leaked the info (and he was never charged with a crime) yet seemed to continue his investigation so he could play a game of gotcha with someone. Libby seemed to have been the one unfortunate to been caught and wasn't even the source of the leak. Why shouldn't the President commute his sentence/pardon him? Because he commited perjury? A felony. For someone who is "tough on crime", it's a complete joke.