Comments on: Pardon Libby? Another Poll Says No. http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-271872 bob in fl Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:35:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/#comment-271872 OOPS!!! I should have added that it is Cheney who is pulling the Decider's strings. That Better? OOPS!!! I should have added that it is Cheney who is pulling the Decider’s strings. That Better?

]]> By: James http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-271072 James Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:22:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/#comment-271072 <em>No matter what the polls say, Bush will do whatever he wants. He believes he is the decider.</em> He believes? Hello... the President has it within his powers of office to pardon someone if he sees it necessary. If he wants to pardon Libby he's free to do so no matter what Gallup or Zogby or the NYT says. There have been NUMEROUS "controversial" pardons as Presidents left office... this one wouldn't be any worse. Can someone explain why Plame is even being spoken to in Congress? They're still going on with this crap as if it was still on trial. The trial that resulted from all this was over perjury and obstruction and it's done (pending appeals)... why bother? No matter what the polls say, Bush will do whatever he wants. He believes he is the decider.

He believes? Hello… the President has it within his powers of office to pardon someone if he sees it necessary. If he wants to pardon Libby he’s free to do so no matter what Gallup or Zogby or the NYT says.

There have been NUMEROUS “controversial” pardons as Presidents left office… this one wouldn’t be any worse.

Can someone explain why Plame is even being spoken to in Congress? They’re still going on with this crap as if it was still on trial. The trial that resulted from all this was over perjury and obstruction and it’s done (pending appeals)… why bother?

]]> By: Rich Horton http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-270999 Rich Horton Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:49:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/#comment-270999 Libby is quickly turning into the Republican's Alger Hiss. In the end it won't matter at all what the merits are, it will only serve as a mantra of ideological faith. Both ways. And since when has public opinion been a deciding factor on presidential pardons anyway? Bush can simply wait and issue it in his waning days if he is worried about political backlash. It is what others have done for their cronies, and I can't see there has been any huge fallout from any of it. Libby is quickly turning into the Republican’s Alger Hiss. In the end it won’t matter at all what the merits are, it will only serve as a mantra of ideological faith. Both ways.

And since when has public opinion been a deciding factor on presidential pardons anyway? Bush can simply wait and issue it in his waning days if he is worried about political backlash. It is what others have done for their cronies, and I can’t see there has been any huge fallout from any of it.

]]> By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-270987 bob in fl Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:34:40 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/16/pardon-libby-another-poll-says-no/#comment-270987 No matter what the polls say, Bush will do whatever he wants. He believes he is the decider. No matter what the polls say, Bush will do whatever he wants. He believes he is the decider.

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