scooter Libbey

This is clearly meant ( on Mr. Bush's behalf ) as a slap in the face to decency. But more importantly....why Can't the american public get their hands on Mr. Cheney's " Top-Secret " papers for spying on Joe Six-pack ???? And after 37 years of living on this planet...it has finally dawned on me that the Real reason the Media will not report on Real issues , Like F.E.M.A.'s prison Camps and Real I.D. is....when you dig down deep enough....you see things like....( Say for instance ....) General -Electric as an investor in N.B.C. Media ,well....maybe someone at General-Electric has ties to the Current White-House and they don't want to offend their " Good Ol' Buddy " up there....so they send a Memo as to what N.B.C. can / cannot say on certain issues. But yet...you hear the Phrase used by Mr. Bush " The Drive - By Media " well.....He should know...he's behind the wheel. The control that Mr.Bush has over this country is frightning !!! and it's only getting worse.

He needs to be prosecuted for letting the world know that we have people in sensitive government jobs named Scooter.

The whole thing was a sham. Fitgerald knew who the "leaker" was long before he even questioned Libby. How do you "obstruct" an investigation that has already found out the facts? Where are the charges against Armitage? Isn't he the one who "outed" Valarie Plame? If the guy who supposedly did the "crime" isn't being charged, and someone who was questioned a year after the case should have been closed. I say Fitzgerald is the real criminal here.

Scooter was the fall guy, and for that kind of loyalty he should be rewarded. The public does not really know enough about the real workings of the political system to make a judgememt. All we can really hope for is that the powers that be, can keep this country powerful and as free as a country can be, and still function. The general public is so ignorant and misinformed of what it takes to maintain the bill of rights I am amazed that we still we have them. The only thing that is equal among humans is thier inequality.

He was found guilty by a grand jury of five felony counts for obstruction of justice, making false statements, and perjury. He is an (or was) an attorney. A memory of facts, legal language and law are necessary to function as an attorney. It would take and incredulous lack of forethought to think he couldn't remember if he put someone's life in jeopardy (CIA agent) by outing her. Imagine if you worked for the CIA-would you not think someone in his position would not protect your identity? He lied. He got caught. Bush pardoned him for his own politically driven reasons. I don't understand why Clinton's pardons are brought up considering Reagon pardoned 393 and commuted the sentence of 13.

they should have put libby in the same cell with paris hilton. at least they get to come out together after a day or two.

I hate to agree with you but this is a case of the elite get treated differently that a ordinary person. This and the Martha Stewart Case point this out. Both were charged with a process crime because thier story did not agree with another persons story. Both invesgations were headed by Special Proscuters who main interest is furthering thier career. With Martha Stewart they were invesgating insider trading and the main witness against her and her broker was a person caught in insider trading. He got a lighter sentence if he would testify against Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovic. Both of whom told the same story and both who served jail time. The star witness agains them agreed to testify in exchange for a lighter sentence. He is the one who told Martha STewart to sell her stock. Scooter Libby was convicted of lying to a Gran Jury. Immage testifying for several hours with out notes about things that happened years ago and you are asked to remember specific dates and phone calls. The reporters had the same problem but were not charged with lying to the Grand Jury. One of the things that should be proven by the procesuter is what Crime did he lie about? If he lied about a crime who is charged with that crime? If the person admitted to the crime why is he not charged? President Bush should pardon Scooter Libby and call for a full invesgation into the Special Procuter for failing to do his joy and wasiting time and money of the government.

I am not saying I dont think Scooter Liby shoudlnt have gotten jail time but I do think there were alot of other people who shouldve been there first. Without a doubt he is the fall guy. As everyone else has pointed out if there was a crime why hasnt someone been charged with it? Wy is because it got our attention (meaning the public) focussed on someone and thats all that mattered. I have to admit I agree with herbaggs on this one the integrity of our government is gone and has been so for awhile. Who's fault is it that these things happen and get swept up before any real justice comes out? Of course its the politicians buts its the american peoples fault to because we have all to often accepted it and let it happen.

I am glad to hear of the sentence suspension. When Bill Clinton did that, was it was ok? Libby was not the guilty one. Clinton pardoned many convicted criminals before the end of his sloppy presidential career.