"I respect the jury's verdict. But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive. Therefore, I am commuting the portion of Mr. Libby's sentence that required him to spend thirty months in prison."
Well, it only took a few hours for The Commander Guy to become The Commutation Guy.
What a crock of shit!
A few minutes ago, Jeffrey Toobin on CNN called Libby getting "a very special brand of justice".
Our nation's leader just usurped a special prosecutor (Republican, no less), a sitting Judge (also Republican), a jury of HIS peers - 12, unbiased American citizens - and, just today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (also Republicans).
Not to mention the obvious conflict-of-interest.
Since it was Our Decider Guy, who gave, via the amended Executive Order 12958, Cheney the authority to declassify information at-will, and Cheney then used declassified information, instructing his minion Libby to go out and destroy Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, we are now entering, eerily and sadly, 1973-Land, and, perhaps have to start asking THE QUESTION;
What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?
This is, and it is quite the understatement, a developing story.
Links
Bush Commutes Libby Prison Sentence
Statement by the President
TreasonGate - What Did Bush Know, And When Did He Know It?
Update
Firedoglake: BREAKING: MSNBC Reports Bush Commutes Libby’s Sentence
Think Progress: BREAKING: Bush Commutes Libby Sentence
Update II
Fitzgerald Questions Whether Equal Justice Prevails in Libby Case
Speaker Pelosi: A Betrayal of Trust of the American People
Jane Hamsher: Outrage
Keith Olbermann Video
Wilson and Plame: We're outraged!
House of scandal
Legal ramifications of Libby pardon
Monday, July 02, 2007
"What Did He Know and When Did He Know It" ... The Monday Massacre
Appellate Court Playing Our Song - Libby Denied Bond Pending Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit must have been humming The Garlic's latest Scooter tune - "Let's Jail Libby" - this morning, as they denied Cheney's little henchman time to romp around in the aspens while he awaits the appeal of his conviction.
Now, the big question - Does Libby follow the lead of his puppet master and declare that he is neither part of the Executive or Legislative Branch, therefore the court does not have jurisdiction over him and he can ignore the demands it makes?
Does The Commander Guy, yet again, transform himself, this time into The Pardon Guy?
Holy Constitutionally-Questionable Special Prosecutors, Batman!
Stay Tuned Bat Fans!
Links
BREAKING: Libby Motion For Release On Bond Pending Appeal — DENIED
Court won't delay Libby prison sentence
Right-wing noise machine: Plame not covert
