powerful piece (needs NO additional comments from me)

Bush justice is a national disgrace

By John S. Koppel

As a longtime attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, I can honestly say that I have never been as ashamed of the department and government that I serve as I am at this time.
The public record now plainly demonstrates that both the DOJ and the government as a whole have been thoroughly politicized in a manner that is inappropriate, unethical and indeed unlawful. The unconscionable commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, the misuse of warrantless investigative powers under the Patriot Act and the deplorable treatment of U.S. attorneys all point to an unmistakable pattern of abuse.
In the course of its tenure since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration has turned the entire government (and the DOJ in particular) into a veritable Augean stable on issues such as civil rights, civil liberties, international law and basic human rights, as well as criminal prosecution and federal employment and contracting practices. It has systematically undermined the rule of law in the name of fighting terrorism, and it has sought to insulate its actions from legislative or judicial scrutiny and accountability by invoking national security at every turn, engaging in persistent fearmongering, routinely impugning the integrity and/or patriotism of its critics, and protecting its own lawbreakers. This is neither normal government conduct nor "politics as usual," but a national disgrace of a magnitude unseen since the days of Watergate - which, in fact, I believe it eclipses. .....

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............

he says it all in the first paragraph

man do i love him

saving scooter vs sending our men and women into imminent danger

what do YOU think king george and his court care MORE about?


Begging His Pardon

by Bill Moyers
We have yet another remarkable revelation of the mindset of Washington's ruling clique of neoconservative elites—the people who took us to war from the safety of their Beltway bunkers. Even as Iraq grows bloodier by the day, their passion of the week is to keep one of their own from going to jail.
It is well known that I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby—once Vice President Cheney’s most trusted adviser—has been sentenced to 30 months in jail for perjury. Lying. Not a white lie, mind you. A killer lie. Scooter Libby deliberately poured poison into the drinking water of democracy by lying to federal investigators, for the purpose of obstructing justice............

if you happen to look up 'a big fat steamin' load' in the dictionary

you'll find the link to this article (i'm not dissin' the article, i'm dissin' big dick and all his good ol' white boy buds)

Letters Cast Light on Cheney's Inner Circle
Dozens of Prominent Figures and Insiders Praise Libby as Fundamentally Decent


By Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writer


For nearly seven years, the office of the vice president has been a virtual black hole for information about the Bush administration. But yesterday, a series of letters aimed at securing leniency for Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, provided a small, if selective, window on the world of Cheney and his aides.
Lewis A. Hoffman, the vice president's White House physician, asked Judge Reggie B. Walton to understand "the mindset that was pervasive" in the vice president's office after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and the "real fear about what the future held.".....

BLACK HOLE is right!!!

big dick's doc says dick's mindset after 9/11 was full o' fear about the future. yeah, my big fat ass it was.

oh and another thing, i don't give a flying yoo hoo if scooter does time or not. he was only a bit player. a little guy. i want the BIG ONES to come down

i want the BIG ONES to do some hard time. i want, no I DEMAND PAYBACK