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Scooter Libby

Well, it's no longer hypothetical: Bush's commutation of Libby is being used by a public defender to support his petition requesting that the Supreme Court reconsider their Booker and Rita decisions, two cases dealing with federal sentencing guidelines -- the latter of which is eerily similar to Libby's, although Rita is actually serving his term. I expect that this request will be denied, without explanation. (3) #
7/16/2007

The commutation of Libby's sentence sums up the Bush administration in a nutshell: unequal justice, secrecy coupled with transparent cover-ups, the unethical charade to justify the Iraq war, and a disregard for the law when convenient. Andrew Sullivan has been covering this relentlessly, and if you aren't angry at this yet (and were not already), get reading. (25) #
7/3/2007

For some reason, the media has decided that Scooter Libby is Cheney's assistant, even though he was paid as Bush's assistant. And in other Plamegate news, it turns out that Bob Woodward is involved in a very unexpected way. (10) #
11/16/2005

"Scooter" Libby indicted, resigns; click for the PDF of the indictment. The rumor mill says that Rove was supposed to be indicted today as well, but his lawyer provided last minute evidence to hold it off -- hence, the continuing investigation. If he does get indicted, I assume he'll immediately resign as well. (7) #
10/28/2005