The commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence surfaces, like the Creature from the Black Lagoon, from the mire of neocon collusion. With this outrage, our president continues to plumb the depths of arrogance with impunity. Bush said his action still ''leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby.''
Really? Should we shed crocodile tears for the $250,000 fine Mr. Libby paid? Anyone who can plunk down that amount of money with a personally signed cashier check hardly warrants fiscal pity. How dumb does the president think the American public is?
Pretty dumb, apparently. Last month, another 101 United States soldiers lost their lives in Iraq. “We’re fighting them there so we won’t have to fight them here.” Where is the reality behind that fable? Funny, the last time I checked, the Al Qaeda navy was dry-docked in the Hindu Kush. The president asserts, on the other hand, that the Army and Marines defend the tenets of Democracy, including the rule of law. Yet commuting the sentence of Scooter Libby seems to taint those ideals
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