this came as a surprise to NO ONE

the only shocking thing is how long it took king george to commute the sentence
because if he put scooter in the big house, he'd have to put almost every single member of his court in the big house PLUS he'd have to toss himself in as well. scooter was and is a tiny little lower level player. he committed crimes but they sure don't equal the crimes of king george
how will these people EVER atone for their sins?




A Decision Made Largely Alone


By Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writer

President Bush limited his deliberations over commuting the prison term of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to a few close aides, opting not to consult with the Justice Department and rebuffing efforts by friends to lobby on Libby's behalf, administration officials and people close to Bush said yesterday.
"We were all told to stay away from it," said an old Bush friend from Texas who is close to Libby and would not speak for attribution. "When we called over there, they said the president is well aware of the situation, so don't raise it. None of us lobbied him because they told us not to.".............

and an editorial: Too Much Mercy
Scooter Libby's prison sentence was excessive, but so is President Bush's commutation.

IN COMMUTING I. Lewis Libby's prison sentence yesterday, President Bush took the advice of, among others, William Otis, a former federal prosecutor who wrote on the opposite page last month that Mr. Libby should neither be pardoned nor sent to prison. We agree that a pardon would have been inappropriate and that the prison sentence of 30 months was excessive. But reducing the sentence to no prison time at all, as Mr. Bush did -- to probation and a large fine -- is not defensible............