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Nearly one year ago, just hours after a federal appeals court refused to allow Scooter Libby to remain free pending the appeal of his perjury conviction, President Bush rushed forward to commute the jail sentence of the former aid to Vice President Cheney.

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Hurley se enamoró de ella y la maldición de los números acabó con su vida. Esa podría ser la bella historia de Libby si no hubiéramos visto su retrato policial después de ser detenida junto a Ana Lucía. Michael ejecutó la voluntad de los guionistas y se cargó a las dos. Ana Lucía parecía un personaje mucho más profundo, pero la historia de la Isla ha querido que nos acordemos más de

If, as Tenet says in his memoir, it was the Aug. 6, 2001, PDB that prompted his visit on Aug. 17, what might have brought him back on Aug. 24?I believe the answer is to be found in court documents released at the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the fledgling pilot in Minnesota interested in learning to steer a plane but indifferent as to how to land it.Those documents show that on Aug. 23, 2001,

In a previous post (here), we noted presidential pardons are usually soon forgotten and, as a consequence, whether or not they were an "issue" in past presidential campaigns is likely to be forgotten as well. After citing some passages from the presidential debates, we then asked, rhetorically, whether or not the pardon power was an issue in the 1996 presidential campaign.Given the pardon of Richa

It is fairly common to see comments on blogs suggesting that there is no way that Scooter Libby will (or should be) an issue in the presidential election. I suppose much depends upon how one defines what an "issue" is. I do know this: Americans are notorious for forgetting notorious "controversial" pardons of the very worst sort with great speed. As a result, if pardons were ever an issue in previ

Sentencing Law and Policy is featuring a passage from Scott McClellan's new book re President Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby 's prison sentence. The link to Vanity Fair seems to be in and out, but here is the passage:It’s … clear to me that Scooter Libby was guilty of the perjury and obstruction crimes for which he was convicted. When the president commuted Libby’s prison sentence and t

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It’s a battle between Rona Libby and Robi Domingo for the televiewers’ votes this week and last night, the Prisoner’s Daughter from Dumaguete was evicted while the True Blue Atenista stays.

As I expected on my last post, Rona Marie Libby dubbed as the Prisoner's Daughter of Dumaguete is EVICTED from the Big Brother house tonight with 42.89% of all votes, on the other hand Robi Domingo got 57.11% "Salamat sa pagiging magandang ehemplo! Rona" <!-- START CUSTOM WIDGETBUCKS CODE --><!-- END CUSTOM WIDGETBUCKS CODE --> <!-- Begin BidVertiser code -->

There’s a little twist in the 7th nomination night on Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus. Instead of nominating their housemates in the secrecy of Confession Room, they are now required to personally hang the medallions of votes on their nominees. Although they already gave their nomination votes the usual way, Big Brother surprised them [...]

When U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton disagreed with the probation office's sentencing recommendations and denied Scooter Libby's request to remain free during appeals, he brought on President Bush's commutation of Libby's 2 1/2 year prison sentence (the $250,000 fine, felony conviction and probation remained). Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald complained about Bush's use of the pardon power immediately.Judge Walton has waited until now to express his opinion. He believes the president "has that authority" (the power to grant commutations), that the President "exercised it, and that that has to be respected." But Walton appears to have little respect for the President's decision making otherwise.For example, Walton expresses the time-worn, boiler-plate concern that "there are a lot of peop

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Libby is a second generation Realtor with a Masters in Education and B.A. in Biology.Tony is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Engineering. He is also a former Fortune 500 high tech industry executive with vast experience in successfully managing international sales and marketing organizations. Tony has an MBA in Marketing.They specialize in providing a superior level of professional real estate services combining today's technology with yesterday's hands-on personalized care. As top producing listing and marketing specialists, they will get your home sold for top dollar and in a timely manner. They have been featured on HGTV's "HOUSE HUNTERS" and "MY HOUSE IS WORTH WHAT?".I sent the duo an email to see just how optimistic they are about the local housing mar

According to a story here, NewsFutures.com is an Internet-based news prediction market that operates much like the stock market. Using a fake currency called X$, participants buy and sell shares at prices ranging from X$1 to X$100. Contracts are sold alongside shares for the opposite outcomes. If the event occurs, the shareholder receives X$100 for each share. The trading price of each share represents the probability traders collectively assign to the event occurring. If "President Bush will pardon Scooter Libby" is trading at X$73, for instance, it means participants believe there is a 73 percent chance the president will grant the pardon. Well, I guess that solves that.

PBB Teen Edition Plus Housemate: Rona Marie Libby - Prisoner's Daughter of Dumaguete- her father was a prisoner- 16 years old- from Dumaguete City- she's boyish before- Alicia Mayer look-alike" Her dad is in prison and she's trying hard not to let that fact get her down. "JuliaAquino

"Scooter" Libby (who had already been suspended from the practice of law) has been disbarred from practicing law in the nation's capital after being convicted of lying to a grand jury and investigators last year (Case No. 07-BG-170). The three-judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals wrote in its one-and-a-half page opinion, "When a member of the Bar is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, disbarment is mandatory." The judges (John R. Fisher, Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and Annice Wagner) were appointees of Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Of course, a portion of Libby's sentence was commuted by President Bush last July. According to the Washington Post:Libby's disbarment is effective as of June 12, 2007, when he first filed a declaration saying he woul

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SANTA CLARITA, CA...12/14/07 2:45pm EST...Former White House insider Scooter Libby met today with attorneys to finalize the dismissal of his appeal of felony convictions for obstruction of justice and perjury. After meeting for "several hours," Libby and his attorneys spent the rest of the afternoon "playing" at Six Flags Amusement Park. Stated Scooter, "I got candy and soda and pizza and tacos

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This week has been another of those weeks from the blazing hot place below. I've been down, really tired, and a sore started inside my mouth (yes, gross but there's a point to this). On my way to the doctor on Wednesday, I nearly fell asleep driving across a major bridge. Considering I normally struggle with insomnia, this is rather out of character for me. The doctor gave me more than three minutes this time and listened much better. I'm off one medication and starting methotrexate. It's a chemotherapy drug given in small doses to help control my immune system. There are lots of scary side effects, but my dosage is small enough that I shouldn't be effected by them. He looked at the sore in my mouth, but dismissed it pretty quickly. But by mid-afternoon yesterday, it was all along my jawline inside both cheeks and bottom lip. Jess though that it might be an allergic reaction, so I took an antihistamine, and sure enough it got better. I called the doctor: he thought it was thrush a

By July 3, Rep. Tom Allen had publicly condemned the Libby commutation, telling the Associated Press:The words engraved over the door to the Supreme Court read 'Equal Justice Under Law.' The president's action yesterday amends that to 'unless you're Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff.'But five days later, I'm still unable to find a statement about Libby from the junior senator. (Anyone else find one?)At a certain, one has to assume she doesn't have a problem with it.

The Live Earth concert to help save the planet from global warming is today. Watch it online all day and enjoy the music. So much for a real peace process. 90% of Israeli settlements sprawl out beyond their official boundaries (free registration required) into Palestinian land, unchecked by the Israeli army. Global warming is a lot easier to illustrate with a visual aid. Think you know about energy? Test your energy IQ! I only got 20 out of 50 points. How well did you do? From The Blogs From a Canadian to America: “Remember that the right thing to do morally is almost always the right thing to do pragmatically…Be the America the world loved.” I don’t like pundits as a rule, but Keith Olbermann gets it right here. If any retribution comes to President Bush as a result of commuting Scooter Libby’s sentence, it will probably be a minor censure, which wouldn’t be nearly enough of a punishment. Environmental Tip Of The Day: Warm Climate Tips Install whit

I was just reading for the nth time Steve King's "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" ("Different Seasons") - an all time classic if any, where a detainee, supposedly innocent, covers the hole he's digging in his wall with posters of pin-ups.Both Paris Hilton and I. Lewis Scooter Libby Jr are guilty far beyond supposedliness. The former did go to jail, pass go, collect $200, go back to jail, pass go, and even collect a few more $200s while her daddy purchased more hotels on high street. The latter won't go to jail and may even get a few more "chance" cards from George W. Bush - the guy who's been plundering the community chest for 7 years.Nothing can hide the hole this excuse for a president has created.

unfuckingbelievable. run. read. now. below. or click. go.An Unpardonable ActBy E. J. Dionne Jr.Friday, July 6, 2007; Page A15 I harbored no personal desire to see I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby spend a long time in prison for his perjury and obstruction-of-justice convictions. People who know him tell me he is a thoughtful and interesting man, and I have no reason to doubt them.Yet when I learned that President Bush had commuted Libby's 30-month sentence, I was enraged although not surprised. Rage should not be a standard response to political events (though avoiding it has gotten harder in recent years), so I had to ask if my anger was justified. Here's the case for getting mad and staying mad.The core point is that "equal justice under law" either means something or it doesn't. In this case, all the facts we know tell us that Libby received far more than equal justice, as evidenced by the irregular way his commutation was handled.President Bush's rationale for commuting Libby's senten

Today the white house fired back at the Clinton’s for their critical comments on Bush commuting the sentence of Scooter Libby. The remarks of Hillary Clinton did seem strange when you consider this list of pardons issued by President Clinton. Hillary should just lay low on this issue, but she has to play to the far left or risk losing votes. This is some of what Clinton had to say: Hillary Clinton said in a speech that Bush administration had “elevated cronyism over the rule of law.” The white house responded today: “When you think about the previous administration and the 11th hour fire-sale pardons and issues that were provided, commutations on the last day … it’s really startling that they have the gall to criticize what we believe is a very considered, a very deliberate approach to a very unique case,” Stanzel said. Asked if he was accusing the Clintons of hypocrisy, he said: “It is amazing to me that they can, with what they did on

Look every time I turn around folks are wanting to see Libby serve prison time. Everyone should already know the details of what's going on with Scooter so look it up if you don't. Stop and think about something. Did Clinton lie under oath? Yes he did and did he have to serve prison time for it? No he did not have to. Libby was found guilty of the same crime obstruction of justice. Libby

On Monday, President Bush commuted I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s 30 month prison term due to the fact he thought the sentence was “harsh” and “excessive”. The former chief of staff to Vice President Bush did not receive a full pardon from President Bush but will not have to serve the 30 months in prison. Libby was denied his attempt to remain at home while his appeal was taking place by a federal appeals court in Washington but President Bush granted Libby a commute so he will not have to serve any of his sentence. The commuting did not erase the $250,000 fine he was ordered to pay by the court and two years probation. Conservatives that wanted a full pardon were enraged and critics of the administration thought it was another major contradiction of the way his justice department has been run. The administration had previously been taking a hard line when it came to federal sentencing. Senator Joe Biden said, “Why is the president flip-flopping on the

I an nutshell, Libby's trial and the Duke case were the same because they were both political tactics. Like the Duke case, liberal pitbull prosecution were only interested in getting a bust, as opposed to finding evidence and taking it from there.NRO has an editorial on the prison sentence commute issued by President Bush.

One of my absolute favorite bloggers is video producer and writer Tom Degan, up in Goshen, NY. Rather than attempt to encapsulate my own thoughts on the totally unsurprising commutation of Scooter Libby's 30 month jail term while awaiting sentencing on his litany of lies to protect his boss Blackheart Dick and our soulless president, I point you to Tom's well-scribed take on the issue:"The Rant" by Tom Degan: LIBBY'S OFF THE HOOK

I give Olbermann credit for having good writers. He's dead on for the first one minute and fifty nine seconds of the clip. Then he devolves into the partisan Dubya hater that he is.h/t to C&L

In the latest example of how the members of the executive branch of the United States consider themselves to be above the law, President Bush has commuted Scooter Libby’s 30 month prison sentence. While it isn’t quite a full pardon (yet, he’ll most likely be pardoned before Bush leaves office), it’s still a slap in the face to the justice system. Members of the government or not, all people are supposed to be equal under our rule of law. No one should be exempt from it. This recent commutation shows that the Bush administration cares about as much about this principle as it does about habeas corpus, which isn’t very much. If Libby was assured from the beginning he would never go to jail, he could have focused on protecting the vice President (as special prosecutor Fitzgerald put it, throwing sand in the eyes of the investigation) rather than trying to protect himself, which is precisely what he did. This corrupts the entire legal system by essentially sayi

Of all the reckless decisions George Bush has made over the past six years, commuting Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s 2 ½ -year sentence is not one of them. In fact, ensuring that Scooter Libby would not spend the next two years in prison is very prudent. Nevertheless, listening to Republican strategists defend Bush’s actions on television is like watching amateur hour. Allow me briefly to explain why this is an easily defensible position. To put this entire story into context, this nonsense started because of Richard Armitage. Armitage was the deputy secretary of state under Colin Powell. He spoke casually to Robert Novack about Valarie Plame, a CIA employee. There was no evidence from the conversation that anything malicious took place. It was more careless than anything else. Subsequently, Novack mentioned what Armitage told him in a July 2003 column, which resulted in a major inquiry into whether or not any laws were violated. After the Valarie Plame inquiry started,

If you were President, what would you do about Scooter Libby? But first, last week’s results: Last week we asked you if you would consider voting for Michael Bloomberg if he ran in 2008. Only 34% voted that they would even consider voting for him, while 65% said that they would would not, clearly a distinct disadvantage for Bloomberg if he decides to run as an Independent. Only time will tell if he will or not. Of course, the big news yesterday was President Bush’s commutation of the 2 1/2 year sentence handed down by a federal jury in the infamous Scooter Libby case. Libby will serve no time for lying in the investigation into the outing of Valerie Plame, a CIA agent. My question for readers isn’t about whether it was in the President’s power to commute the sentence that was handed down to Libby by a judge and jury. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Constitution does give Bush this power. My question has to do with right and wrong. Already, many major news ou

Hello Pot, meet my friend Kettle.As I said earlier I don't agree with the commutation, or possible full pardon as being reported, but when you were also part of an administration that was initiating shady back-door pardons as well, you should really keep your mouth shut.The American people are not morons, and do remember these things. This is a prime example of why she is falling in the polls like a stone. The people of this country remember, and do not uphold hypocrisy as a positive value in a Presidential candidate.

It's hilarious to watch these partisan slap fights. Everybody in the whole world knows that the Democrats would be quiet if Clinton had done something similar (in fact, he did worse), but we have to sit and watch the mock-shock and pretend outrage at what is a completely defensible action by George Bush (I'll spare the boring details). The Republicans may have done the same thing, but I don't think they'd have had the same maniacal glee during the hypocrisy-drenched press conferences.

No Jail Time for Libby? It's Impeachment Time for Cheney and Bush! There's only one reason why Bush kept Libby out of jail: to keep him from ratting on Cheney and Bush about their direct involvement in the felonious outing of Valerie Plame. In mob circles, it's called silencing a witness. In a courthouse, it's called obstruction of justice. And in Congress, it's called grounds for impeachment. Just ask Richard Nixon. On TV, the Busheviks are telling even more lies to drown out talk of impeachment. Via email, Democratic "leaders" are feigning outrage to avoid calling for impeachment. That means it's time for us to demand impeachment. Let's make this "Impeachment Summer!" Don't waste your time calling the White House (the switchboard is closed anyway). Call your Representative to impeach Cheney and Bush:1 (800) 828 - 04981 (800) 459 - 18871 (800) 614 - 28031 (866) 340 - 92811 (866) 338 - 10151 (877) 851 - 6437 Email your Representatives to Impeach Cheney: http://www.democrats

From the opinion makers; members of the NY Times Editorial board (italics mine): “Presidents have the power to grant clemency and pardons. But in this case, Mr. Bush did not sound like a leader making tough decisions about justice. He sounded like a man worried about what a former loyalist might say when actually staring into a prison cell.” The NY Times Editors always “hear” things differently; why is that? Oftentimes, too often, I find myself visiting the pages of opinion in the Times; they irk me. Perhaps it’s their smarmy, condescending tone. Maybe it’s their utter dismissal of so many pieces of a puzzle that allows them to come to their conclusions that bothers me. One has to realize that the opinion page of any paper is just that, opinion. I don’t know why, but for some inexplicable reason I expect more from what used to be a respected paper. So much of what people read or view these days is colored with words that conjure up images the writer wa

Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA) is reintroducing legislation that would hold Bush accountable for his excessive signing statements. It looks like London is still terrorized. Both Obama and Clinton raised more than than Giuliani and Romney combined. McCain is downsizing as fast as he can. Reason #42,000 we need to stop relying on fossil fuels. Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. This guy is. And yes, Libby. This asshole may just get pardoned. Carbon Footprint Reduction Tip of the Day Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner: Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year! Email this post...

Our President has decided that Scooter Libby's sentencing was a bit harsh and has commuted his sentence.Now before I get to the complaining part, let's make sure we're on the same page. Libby was not pardoned, he was commuted. The President decided to remove the jail sentence, but he still pays the fine, has a criminal record and must perform community service. When this came down late last night, it was an outrage that he got off free, well he didn't.This is the part where the Republican says it was a just move and the penalty was too harsh, right? Wrong! This man was tried and convicted. The judicial system passed their punishment, which is what he should be serving.President Bush had no business whatsoever sticking his nose in there and doing anything. It shows favoritism for one thing, and sets a horrible example. Of course, this present administration has time and time again proved that it feels it is above the law. Now I know, party line conservatives everywhere will

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected Lewis Libby's request to remain free on bail while pursuing his appeals for the serious convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice. As a result, Mr. Libby will be required to turn himself over to the Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his prison sentence. 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. From the very beginning of the investigation into the leaking of Valerie Plame's name, I made it clear to the White House staff and anyone serving in my administration that I expected full cooperation with the Justice Department. Dozens of White House staff and administration officials dutifully cooperated. After the investigation was under way, the Justi

WASHINGTON (AP) - Just when things looked darkest for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, when prison seemed all but certain, President Bush wiped away the former White House aide’s 2 1/2-year sentence in the CIA leak case. Bush’s move came Monday, just five hours after a federal appeals panel ruled that Libby could not delay his prison term. His prospects for an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court seemed bleak. The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, Libby was just waiting for a date to surrender.After months of sidestepping pardon questions, Bush stepped in. He did not issue a pardon but erased a prison sentence that he felt was just too harsh.”I respect the jury’s verdict,” Bush said in a written statement. “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 30 months in prison.” Source Ya know, my

"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."This from the man America voted into office as the President of the United States. Bush said his action still "leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby."The president left intact a $250,000 fine and two years' probation for his conviction of lying and obstructing justice in a probe into the leak of a CIA operative's identity. The former operative, Valerie Plame, contends the White House was trying to discredit her husband, a critic of Bush's Iraq policy.former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani applauded President Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.Fred Thompson said "I am very happy for Scooter Libby. I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children. While for a long time I have urged a pardon f

While I'm not surprised that Scooter Libby is serving no hard time I am surprised that his sentence was commuted rather than him being given a full pardon.From the WaPo:President Bush commuted the sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday, sparing Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff 2 1/2 years in prison after a federal appeals court had refused to let Libby remain free while he appeals his conviction for lying to federal investigators.Bush, who for months had sidestepped calls from conservatives to grant Libby a reprieve, broke his silence early yesterday evening, touching off an immediate uproar from Democrats who accused the White House of circumventing the rule of law to protect one of its own.The president announced his decision in a written statement that laid out the factors he had weighed. Bush said he decided to "respect" the jury's verdict that Libby was guilty of four felonies for lying about his role in the leak of a covert CIA officer's identity. But th

I'm sure you've heard by now that Bush pardoned Scooter Libby today. Everybody knew it was coming, but I for one didn't expect it so soon. This is going to be all over the blogosphere for days, so I'm going to keep this short and just share a simple thought on the matter.These Republicans who pressured Bush to do this and who are now celebrating and congratulating Libby are many the same Republicans who are loudly protesting immigration reform because they consider it amnesty. Isn't amnesty what Bush just granted to Scooter Libby? Is this simply racism, or am I missing something here?The law-and-order Republicans (and I mean all of the get-tough-on-crime crowd and not just Fred Thompson) allegedly oppose the latest immigration reform bill because it grants amnesty to "illegal" immigrants. In other words, they do not believe that people who broke the law should be let off. To do so, they argue on their hate-filled talk radio, is to make a mockery of our laws and essentially reward

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America WHEREAS Lewis Libby was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the case United States v. Libby, Crim. No. 05-394 (RBW), for which a sentence of 30 months' imprisonment, 2 years' supervised release, a fine of $250,000, and a special assessment of $400 was imposed on June 22, 2007;NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, pursuant to my powers under Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, do hereby commute the prison terms imposed by the sentence upon the said Lewis Libby to expire immediately, leaving intact and in effect the two-year term of supervised release, with all its conditions, and all other components of the sentence.IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand and seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.GEORGE W. B

Ex Border Patrol Agents Ramos & Compean are still rotting in prison cells and Bush commutes Libby’s sentence. Nothing is too good for his pal Rove I guess. Does president Bush have any idea how bad this looks? Or maybe I should ask does he even care? At one point the author of the article said President Bush’s decision to commute Libby’s sentence has enraged Democrats and cheered conservatives. The author is paying as little attention to what people are really saying as the President is. ~RJH MyWay News article link Bush Commutes Libby Prison SentenceJul 2, 8:18 PM (ET)By BEN FELLER WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak investigation Monday, delivering a political thunderbolt in the highly charged criminal case. Bush said the sentence was just too harsh. Bush's move came just five hours after a federal appeals panel ruled that Libby could not delay his prison term. That me

Washington, DC (ABSP) - Associated BS PressIn a move praised by conservatives, decried by liberals, and smiled at by red-headed step-children, President Bush commuted the sentence of famed perjurer Scooter Libby. Calling the sentence "excessively largenated," the highly-rated President eliminated Libby's planned jail time. In a related move, the President also commuted the sentence of Bears defensive legend Tank "Another Drink Please" Johnson. The commuting of Libby's sentence was expected, but Johnson's came as a surprise, particularly because he didn't actually have a sentence. Bush dismissed the fact of Johnson's lack of a sentence as "liberal concoctionations invented to confusinate" him. For the small percentage of Americans living in a cave, Libby was aide to Vice President Cheney who lied to a grand jury about his role in the outing of Valerie Plame and subsequently received a 2 1/2 year prison sentence. Although Bush defied the will of the courts, including the verdi

Romney: Libby case needs careful review - AP/Yahoo! NewsExcerpt:"Republican president candidate Mitt Romney, who denied every pardon or commutation during his term as Massachusetts governor, said Thursday a pardon for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby deserves a close examination."Read Story

or Scooter Screwed or Sucks to be ScooterJudge Won't Delay Libby's Prison Term for AppealBy Amy Goldstein and Carol D. LeonnigWashington Post Staff WritersThursday, June 14, 2007; 2:32 PMA federal judge today ordered I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to report to prison within weeks to begin serving a 30-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about his role in disclosing a covert CIA officer's identity to the media.In ruling that Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff must begin his prison term, probably within six to eight weeks, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton rejected defense attorneys' request to allow Libby to remain free on bond while his attorneys appeal his conviction for perjury and obstructing justice.At the conclusion of a two-hour hearing today, Walton, who presided over Libby's trial, said he disagreed with defense attorneys' contention that Libby's trial had generated a series of close legal questions and judicial rulings that might be reversed by h

Both Tied In Favorability Rating Of 19%....Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now viewed favorably by 19% of American voters and unfavorably by 45%. Just 3% have a Very Favorable opinion while 22% hold a Very Unfavorable views.Reid has been very visible over the past week in the furor over immigration reform. The effort to pass a bill that was more popular in Congress than among voters may have hurt public perceptions of the Democratic leader. His ratings are down from a month ago when 26% had a favorable opinion of the Democratic Senator. Reid’s highest ratings were 30% favorable in February.Read Article...Watch Dennis Miller's VideoHarry Reid Scooter Libby

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Two recently published children’s books written by Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice-president Chaney who’s sentenced to serve two years in federal prison for not covering up a crime that he didn’t commit, prompted thousands of Liberals to gather in front of the White house and demand that President Bush pardon Libby. "I don’t why a beautiful person like Scooter Libby is in prison while others are free to roam the streets, selling gasoline and trans fats," said Ed Asner, spokes sentient being for the group. No justice, no peace. Free Scooter now! In the first book, Heather Has Two Socially Conscious Parents, an ideal family made up of star football player Heather; her mother, an ACLU attorney; and Heather’s stay at home dad struggle against bigotry and ignorance. The evening after Heather mentions, in class, that she thinks the presence of dinosaur bones proves that the Earth is millions of years old, a fundamentalist mob rouses Heather and

Bush feels "terrible" for Libby but does not plan to intervene - APExcerpt:"President Bush feels "terrible" for the family of I. Lewis Libby but does not intend to intervene now in the case of the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was sentenced to prison Tuesday, the White House said."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070605/bush-libby/Alex

By Amy Goldstein and Carol D. LeonnigWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, June 5, 2007; 3:30 PMI. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000 for lying to investigators about his role in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer.The federal judge who presided over the case indicated that he may not be sympathetic to allowing Libby to remain free pending appeal, but scheduled a hearing on the matter for next week."Evidence in this case overwhelmingly indicated Mr. Libby's culpability," U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said moments before he handed out the sentence. The judge said he was sentencing Libby "with a sense of sadness. I have the highest respect for people who take positions in our government and appreciate tremendously efforts they bring to bear to protect this country."At the same time, Walton said, "I also think it is important we expect and demand a lot from people who

Scooter Libby, the former cheif of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, convincted in March of two counts of perjury, one count of obstructing justice in a grand jury investigation, and one of the two counts of making false statements to federal investigators, will spent the next 30 months in jail.I still think he's the fall guy and now he will be in the jail for as long as the people he fell for are in power.Pathetic.

Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was found guilty on Tuesday in the CIA leak investigation. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and fined $250,000 for his role. Libby is the highest ranking White House official to be convicted in a government scandal since the Iran-Contra affair during the Regan administration. Sponsored By: Inanity No meaning, no sense, just a forum

Will Bush Pardon Scooter Libby? - Editor and PublisherExcerpt:"Bush will have to decide whether to pardon his former aide or let him serve his time."http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593227&imw=YAlex

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation.Libby was convicted in March of lying and obstructing an investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.The highest-ranking White House official convicted in a government scandal since the Iran-Contra affair, Libby has steadfastly maintained his innocence."It is respectfully my hope that the court will consider, along with the jury verdict, my whole life," Libby said in brief remarks to the judge.Walton fined Libby $250,000 and placed him on probation for two years following his release from prison. Walton did not immediately address whether Libby could remain free pending appeal.With letters of support from several former military commanders and White House and State Department officials, Libby asked for no jail time. His supporters cited a government career in which Libby helped win the Cold War and the first

Libby was found guilty on four out of five counts in the CIA leak case. Dick Cheney’s former aid lied to government investigators about what happened in the build-up to the war in Iraq. In 2003, Ambassador Joseph Wilson revealed that the Bush administration had exaggerated the Iraq threat in his New York Times op-ed entitled “What I Didn’t Find in Africa,” referring to Iraq’s alleged purchase of Yellowcake from Niger. In retaliation, White House officials leaked the CIA identity of his wife to columnist and overall asshole Robert Novak. Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald led an investigation to determine who was involved in this leak, and the investigation has recently found that Libby was involved and deliberately lied about his part in the leak. The grand jury investigation is far from over, and by the end of this we may even see Cheney and Rove being brought up on charges… Well, I can dream, can’t I?

Dear America,First off, let me apologize for lying to a grand jury, perjuring myself, and all that other crap that I did to get Dicky-boy off the hook. My bad. With that out of the way, I want to address the real crisis affecting America - the paternity battle for Anna Nicole Smith's little baby.As you may or may not know, OJ Simpson has recently entered the fray claiming that he is the father of little Dannielynn. The self-proclaimed "king of slow moving sperm" (or KOSMS for short) has joined the likes of numerous other celebrity nitwits in falsely claiming fatherhood. They are all liars? I know because I'm the real father.Some of you may think that I'm doing this to distract you from my conviction. That couldn't be farther from the truth, even if it is actually true. I worked in politics, and as you know, politicians never lie except when they lie. Right now, I'm not lying, I'm just restating a fact incorrectly. I am the father of Anna Nicole Smith's child. My fast-moving sper

Bill Online Easily, Fast & Free with PayPal. No Software Needed. Sign Up Now! Despite their decision, Collins said, “We had tremendous sympathy” for Libby. One juror said he didn’t want to be judging Libby. “This sucks,” Collins quoted the juror as saying. “The belief of the jury was that he was tasked by the vice president to talk to reporters,” he said. Yet, Collins emphasized, “This wasn’t about the war … This wasn’t a question of who can we punish for going into Iraq.” Source: Law.com - Juror Describes Deliberations That Led to Libby Conviction   Technorati tags: Libby, trial, guilty, juror, description, fall guy Sponsored By: Images by Mike in WNY Unique and Original Buffalo Themed Gifts

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby outside a U.S. Federal Courtroom on March 6, 2007. I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was found guilty of lying, obstruction of justice, and perjury today by a federal jury. He was convicted on counts that he lied about his role in the leak of the identity of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame. The Libby trial lasted a total of 4 weeks and jury deliberations lasted 10 days. Libby was chief of staff to Vice President Dick Chaney who resigned once he was indicted in this case. He was found guilty on 4 of the 5 counts against him. He was found guilty on two counts of perjury, one count of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice. He was found innocent on one count of lying to the FBI. Libby’s defense was that it was a lapse of memory in what he told the FBI and investigators and that he did not mean to lie. They said that he had a bad memory and that he did not remember what he had said about Plame because of his because sc

Earlier I posted an article about the Scooter Libby verdict called Stand Up Guys. You can scrawl down a couple of whirls if interested.Since, I have this thing about not stilting my writing to comply with search engine optimization, the title was worded all wrong. It did not mention Scooter Libby one time, and Scooter Libby was not mentioned very many times in the body of the article, even though much of it was about Scooter Libby and the Scooter Libby Verdict, which probably caused concern to George Bush, the Republican President. No word on what Dick Cheney is thinking. Plamegate is relevant here alsoHowever, this time when looking around to see what other bloggers were saying--I found that I was hopelessly buried. This was because I had not mentioned Scooter Libby in the title, and had not mentioned Scooter Libby very many times in the article. It was clear that I was talking about Scooter Libby, but if you are a stupid machine, unless you actually see the word "Scooter Libby"

The world moves fast these days. Really, really fast. So fast I didn’t even have time to write about Libby’s conviction before I noticed this: Talk about an “instant” book. Within two hours of I. Lewis Libby’s conviction Tuesday for lying and obstruction of justice, a publisher announced plans for a paperback release about the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff…. “The United States v. I. Lewis Libby,” which will include testimony and original reporting, will be edited by investigative journalist Murray Waas of the National Journal, a weekly magazine. The book is scheduled to be released in April as a paperback original, with a first printing of 75,000. I. Lewis Libby? Now I see why he goes by “Scooter.” More on Libby’s conviction can be found here and here. Also, be sure to take our latest poll on the Libby conviction.

At National Review On-Line this morning we get the reason why the Libby jury is having problems deciding the case. Put yourself in their shoes. The charges are so convoluted that they're not sure what the heck he is accused...

It started in 1995, that is when I began publishing online, first with a website for Washington, NC and a year later with the PHP, mySQL backend coding for DeadMule.com. A few years later we were labeled bloggers (thanks Pyra =). We were thought of as radicals. Now, in the Federal Court, we make history as two seats of the 100 set aside for journalist will be given to two professional bloggers. Yet, after detailed talks with Cox, officials at the U.S. District Court decided that public awareness of court proceedings could be enhanced by his group’s members, among them documentary filmmaker and journalist Rory O’Connor ( http://www.roryoconnor.org/blog) and freelance writer James Joyner ( http://www.outsidethebeltway.com). We’ve come a long way in the last twelve years. [ via: BoingBoing ] Tags: Libby, Trial, Blogger, JournalistShare This

Vice President Dick Cheney will testify on behalf of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. (photo credit — AMERICAblog) Raw Story has the goods. The Associated Press is reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a witness for the defense in the case against former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. "We're calling the vice president," the news agency quotes attorney Ted Wells as saying in court. Wells represents Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from an investigation by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald into how the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame came to be revealed in the press. The undercover operative's name appeared in a column by conservative columnist Robert Novak just one week after a New York Times column by her husband, ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush Administration's handling of pre-war intelligence on Iraq. Famed reporters Judith Miller and Tim Russ

So I. Lewis Libby Jr. was given by Dick Cheney the presidential green light for leaking the Valerie Plame Wilson - CIA link. Green light confirmed by his now successor David Addington right before meeting journalists.Unless Amerika reached the point of no return towards Bushdom, Dubya's closest ring must implode : either the President's caught stealing bases or Lobby Dick makes a sacrifice fly to help him reach yet another base.At the end of the game, home plate won't look like a Cooperstown's plate : George W Bush is bound to end in History's Hall Of Shame. Condi Rice could enter the 2008 race as a Veep... Unless "her husband" is forced to resign beforehand : I've been waiting for a double play impeachment for over two years now.

Could the charges against Scooter Libby be unconstitutional? He's now claiming that the special prosecutor's investigation lacked the proper authority. How convenient.Among the many possible implications, two jump out at me:1. By taking action without first figuring out the necessary prerequisites or the eventual consequences, the administration messed up. Big time.or2. The administration, knowing that something might be uncovered in the course of the investigation, failed to go through the proper channels to get a special prosecutor appointed knowing full well that it might result in the dismissal of any eventual charges.

Byron York over at National Review Online has an interesting column regarding the Scooter Libby trial.From NRO:"Today the perjury and obstruction trial of Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, begins in federal court in Washington. The opening arguments follow a week of wrangling over seating a jury, a fight that went on significantly longer than either prosecution, defense, or judge estimated. And nearly every scuffle in the courtroom, as prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and chief defense lawyer Ted Wells argued over each prospective juror's possible bias, served to emphasize the intensely political nature of the case. Does this potential juror believe Cheney is a liar? Does that one think the Bush administration can't be trusted? What do they think about the case for going to war in Iraq?""As the selection process went on, it became clear that the biggest difference in the prosecution and defense approaches to the case can be summed up in this question:

WASHINGTON - Lawyers for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby wrapped their client in the flag Tuesday, but the tactic didn’t work. In the end, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Libby’s lies in the Valerie Plame affair outweighed his public service, from the Cold War to the Iraq war. Walton sentenced Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff to 2½ years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation — the probe that showed a White House obsessed with criticism of its decision to go to war. Libby, the highest-ranking White House official sentenced to prison since the Iran-Contra affair, asked for leniency. There were testimonial letters from officials dating back decades. Attorney Theodore Wells told Walton that recognizing exceptional service “is not to give someone a break.” Walton was unpersuaded. Libby was Cheney’s national security adviser, he said, and had an obligation to make sure Plame’s CIA st