Comments on: Bush Commutes Libby’s Sentence http://donklephant.com/2007/07/02/bush-commutes-libbys-sentence/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Heretik : Law and Order http://donklephant.com/2007/07/02/bush-commutes-libbys-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-365739 The Heretik : Law and Order Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:38:17 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/07/02/bush-commutes-libbys-sentence/#comment-365739 [...] You can fool some of the people some of all of the time: Firedoglake, White House, TPMmuckraker, The Raw Story, At-Largely, Jules Crittenden, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, PoliBlog (TM), Angry Bear, Needlenose, All Spin Zone, TalkLeft, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Sentencing Law and Policy, Patterico’s Pontifications, The Daily Whim, Captain’s Quarters, Political Radar, Taylor Marsh, The American Mind, Political Insider, The BRAD BLOG, The Impolitic, KnoxViews, Dr. Sanity, The Newshoggers, The Anonymous Liberal, Donklephant, The Democratic Daily, Happy Furry Puppy Story …, Jay Currie, Brilliant at Breakfast, The Next Hurrah and Rook’s Rant [...] [...] You can fool some of the people some of all of the time: Firedoglake, White House, TPMmuckraker, The Raw Story, At-Largely, Jules Crittenden, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, PoliBlog (TM), Angry Bear, Needlenose, All Spin Zone, TalkLeft, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Sentencing Law and Policy, Patterico’s Pontifications, The Daily Whim, Captain’s Quarters, Political Radar, Taylor Marsh, The American Mind, Political Insider, The BRAD BLOG, The Impolitic, KnoxViews, Dr. Sanity, The Newshoggers, The Anonymous Liberal, Donklephant, The Democratic Daily, Happy Furry Puppy Story …, Jay Currie, Brilliant at Breakfast, The Next Hurrah and Rook’s Rant [...]

]]> By: Paul http://donklephant.com/2007/07/02/bush-commutes-libbys-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-365577 Paul Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:56:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/07/02/bush-commutes-libbys-sentence/#comment-365577 This is final straw for me. In his commutation statement, the President wrote: "I have said throughout this process that it would not be appropriate to comment or intervene in this case until Mr. Libby's appeals have been exhausted. But with the denial of bail being upheld and incarceration imminent, I believe it is now important to react to that decision" So in other words, the appeal process didn't have a thing to do with whether he acted or not, because he's still in the appellate process. It was all about avoiding jail time. For a politician who built a reputation as a hard-nosed supporter of law & order when he was governor, this is a slap in the face. The imperial presidency lives on! This is final straw for me.

In his commutation statement, the President wrote:
“I have said throughout this process that it would not be appropriate to comment or intervene in this case until Mr. Libby’s appeals have been exhausted. But with the denial of bail being upheld and incarceration imminent, I believe it is now important to react to that decision”

So in other words, the appeal process didn’t have a thing to do with whether he acted or not, because he’s still in the appellate process. It was all about avoiding jail time.

For a politician who built a reputation as a hard-nosed supporter of law & order when he was governor, this is a slap in the face. The imperial presidency lives on!

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