Who believes this?

Question

Scooter Libby will appeal the guilty verdict. If he is still found guilty, George Bush will pardon him as his last official Presidential act. I believe in the end it will all be just a sham, a waste of money and good people's time. GW has always gone by the saying, "I do what I want."

Don't get me wrong, I never said Libby was the only guilty guy. Could very well be that he was just the fall guy. And some of you are right, any time he will spend, if he ever does, will not be difficult time (minimum security) My point is more that if you have the right friends and tons of money, you can do whatever you want and get away with it. Good comments people!

Answer 1

Sadly, I believe it. Further, if by some miracle he is convicted again and G.W. doesn't pardon him Scooter will get very little time (if any) in a cushy, minimum security federal pen only to come out and find a lucrative political/business position. Of course, he'll have his story made into a movie.

Answer 2

Libby will appeal and if that is unsuccessful the President will and should pardon him.

Libby could have pulled an "Hillary" and claimed not to recall anything in front of the grand jury. Instead he did his best to answer the questions because he believed, quite correctly, he haddone nothing wrong. His memory was faulty and for this he was charged and convicted. It is another travesty of justice. The prosecutor knew that the questions being asked of Libby were inappropriate because there was not crime committed to even have a grand jury. To now crucify this man is typical democratic party proceedure.

Answer 3

Not sure really, I doubt it. The typical sentence for this will be 18-36 months in a minimum security federal prison. It isn't like Libby is going to have to fend off multiple serial killers while he is doing time. Chances are most of his time will be up before Bush leaves office, no reason to give the opposition ammunition to use against your party in future elections.

Answer 4

What exactly is your question? And who cares anyways about this CIA person, its not like she was even a field agent, nor did it matter that she was " outed ". This whole thing is just a media ploy to divert attention away from the incompetent liberals and there lack of intestinal fortitude. Further more the President has never said anything about a pardon, just more spin from the libs.

To your comment " I do what I want", if you are referring to the U.S. entering Iraq, maybe you should look at the fact that the morons on the left also voted to send troops their, but as soon as they figured out that they could make the President look bad by undermining him, that's exactly what they did in a hope that Democrats could regain power. Sadly it worked proving that we have entirely to many uneducated complacent cowards in this country.

Answer 5

Since Libby is the victim of an out of control prosecutor, I expect Bush to pardon him if the appeals are unsuccessful. It would be the right thing to do.

Answer 6

Scooter Libby should be free, do you remember the exact words of any conversation you had yesterday, last week, last month? I doubt it. Well that is what they nailed him for, not remembering the exact details of a conversation he had years ago. Let freedom reign and Free Libby!

Answer 7

Richard Armitage did it. Fitzgerald knew it. He's the one that wasted all the money. Plame wasn't covert. Libby got caught in the middle. What a total joke.

Answer 8

True. But I think there's something bigger behind it. I think Scooter was set up to take the fall for something we don't have a clear picture of, and part of the deal is that Bush will pardon him for it.

Before all you lovely open-minded neocons start jumping all over me, this is my OPINION. Of course I have no facts to back it up. I don't have to. It's my OPINION.

Answer 9

and this is different from Clinton pardoning these 33 people how?

Kevin Teker, location unknown, 1998, buying and detonating explosives

Haig Ardash Arakelian, California, 1975, possession of marijuana.

Estel Edmond Ashworth, Texas, 1974, mail theft by a postal employee.

Vincent Anthony Burgio, California, 1972, possession of counterfeit government documents.

Thomas Earl Burton, Virginia, 1982, attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Jesse Cuevas, Nebraska, 1984, unauthorized possession of food stamps.

Harry Erla Fox, Army court-martial at Fort Devens, Mass., 1961, being absent without leave.

James William Gardner, Wyoming, 1983, conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Alejandro Cruz Guedca, Army court-martial, location unavailable, 1949, theft of government property.

Sebraien Michael Haygood, New York, importing cocaine.

Warren Curtis Hultgren Jr., Texas, 1982, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Sharon Sue Johnson, Arkansas, 1986, bank embezzlement.

Ronald Ray Kelly, Marine Corps court-martial, location unavailable, 1969, unlawful absences and escape.

Francis Dale Knippling, South Dakota, 1985, conversion of mortgaged property.

Michael Ray Krukar, Alaska, 1988, distribution of marijuana.

Michael Francis Larkin, Massachusetts, 1984, making false statements to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Leslie Jan McCall, Oklahoma, 1988, using telephone in cocaine distribution.

Bobby Joe Miller, Texas, 1982, failing to report or concealing a felony.

William Edward Payne, Oregon, 1965, attempted gambling tax evasion.

Robert Earl Radke, California, 1981, attempted income tax evasion.

David Walter Ratliff, Oklahoma, 1981, making false statements to the Federal Government.

Billy Wayne Reynolds, Texas, 1981, mail fraud.

Benito Maldonado Sanchez Jr., Texas, 1960, possession of marijuana.

Vicki Lynn Seals, Texas, 1984, making a false statement to a federally insured bank while a bank employee.

Lewis Craig Seymour, Oklahoma, 1979, distribution of PCP.

Irving A. Smith, Maryland, 1957, conspiracy to fix prices.

Darrin Paul Sobin, California, 1987, conspiracy to produce marijuana.

Monty Mac Stewart, Oklahoma, 1983, fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, aiding and abetting a false income tax return.

John Timothy Thompson, Oklahoma, 1986, using telephone in cocaine distribution.

Paul Loy Tobin, Alabama, 1968, interstate transport of a stolen car.

Gerald William Wachter, Pennsylvania, 1974, conspiracy to move stolen goods.

Marian Lane Wolf, Texas, 1988, failing to report or concealing a felony.

Samuel Harrell Woodward, Air Force court-martial, location unavailable, 1952, being absent without leave.



And THEN in 2001 he pardoned 140 more criminals! To include convicted child molesters.

Yea....he was such a nice guy.

Answer 10

Clinton was the master at pardons and pardons have been part of every presidents last days. Is it all of a sudden a problem because the guy was part of the Bush team? This has been a BS trial since the beginning. Move on please.