Ok I have said it before and I will say it again. Politics is just legalized organized crime. That's it. They are all crooks and liars. Some worse than others. Rich people fund their campaigns so they get special treatment, some even get jobs. If you don't like what you see in government run for office and change things. If you lose or your candidate loses you don't have to be happy about it but you lost so shut up and suck it up and try again next election day. If you can't vote cause you aren't registered to vote you really need to shut up because that is your fault. I am sure President Whoever really cares about what we the people think especially if we the people don't have at least 5 or 6 million to donate to their election or their party. They are all corrupt they are all criminals and liars once you realize that you will feel better about yourself.
Lets face it Bush has done some good in his office along with the bad as all presidents have he didn't pardon this moron Libby, he just Commuted his sentence so the guy is still a criminal he just saved us a few tax dollars cause we don't have to clothe him and feed him and take care of him fir the next 30 years in prison.
I, for one, accept that the President doesn't care what little ol' me thinks. But that doesn't mean people shouldn't be complaining - especially those who voted. If we all kept quiet - we wouldn't be living in a democracy (such as it is.)
Libby was not sentenced to 30 years in prison. And you're glossing over the point of it all; the fact that we just got saved some tax dollars is silly. There are about 160,000 people awaiting sentencing for a federal crime. Is Libby the one most worthy of a pardon? Here are a few quotes from the NY Times article written by Adam Liptak:
"...the Justice Department persuaded the court to affirm the 33-month sentence of a defendant whose case closely resembled that against Mr. Libby. The defendant, Victor A. Rita, was, like Mr. Libby, convicted of perjury, making false statements to federal agents and obstruction of justice.Mr. Rita has performed extensive government service, just as Mr. Libby has. Mr. Rita served in the armed forces for more than 25 years, receiving 35 commendations, awards and medals. Like Mr. Libby, Mr. Rita had no criminal history for purposes of the federal sentencing guidelines.
Mr. Rita?s perjury concerned what the court called ?a possible violation of a machine-gun registration law?;
When Mr. Rita argued that his 33-month sentence had failed to consider his history and circumstances adequately, the Justice Department strenuously disagreed."
Is this guy less worthy of a pardon than Libby? I was also reading about Mitt Romney, who defends Bush's decision. One case specifically mentioned in Massachussets was a guy who was convicted of grazing someone with a bb-gun as a minor. Now, serving in Iraq, this guy asked for a pardon so he could become a cop when he returns home. Romney very proudly refused. What's wrong with these pictures?
