On "Libby".

In case any of you missed it, President Bush commuted the sentence on I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, saying, "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."

So, a "conviction of lying and obstructing justice in a probe into the leak of a CIA operative’s identity" results in a $250,000 fine and two years probation while the president communtes the 30 months in prison.

Also from Bush, "Others point out that a jury of citizens weighed all the evidence and listened to all the testimony and found Mr. Libby guilty of perjury and obstructing justice. They argue, correctly, that our entire system of justice relies on people telling the truth. And if a person does not tell the truth, particularly if he serves in government and holds the public trust, he must be held accountable."

Hence Bush commuting the sentence.

Happy 4th of July.

Also, if you don't know who I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is here is a handy picture:



I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is the one on the right who looks like a fucking dipshit who may or may not be contemplatively sucking on no less than 3 Lemon Heads.