How is it that Bush is getting railed into for pardoning 'Scooter'....?

Question

Yet Clinton pardoned 16 Puerto Rican terrorists for votes for his wife Hillary (who was running for the senate) and the media rarely reported on it?

http://www.cnn.com/US/9909/06/puerto.rico.faln/
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/02/08/faln.pardon/

Nathan Prophet: What the h*ck does that have to do with my question?!

I am asking about 'Scooter' Libby, not about how great of a job our president is doing.

Chicken Balls: Thank you! You are the first person to actually answer the question.

Answer 1

But this is very unusual commutation. Bush bypassed justice department. Which is what you're kind of suppose to do. Go through justice department. The judge who sentenced Libby thinks that Bush may have violated some federal law. I think he released statement questioning Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence. This thing may not be over yet.

So it's not just about who pardoned who how many criminals. It is also about the way this particular commutation was granted that is getting criticized.

I think you missed some of the points people are making. I kind of think its stupid Bush did this. I would have either just pardoned Libby or not pardoned him.

This weird commutation is going to be more controversial than if he just had pardoned him.

Answer 2

Mr Libby was not pardoned, his sentence was reduced. This is a long established power held by governors and Presidents for better or for worse. I feel certain that Mr Libby lied because he felt that was best for the President. The Administration probably has a fuller understanding of what occurred then the courts so I for one see no reason to second guess the President. Someone had a slip of the tongue and luckily nobody was hurt because of it. Mr Libby still has a felony conviction on his record and has to pay a huge fine. If he were a lower profile person, he most likely would have lost his security clearance and never would have been interviewed by Congress with little else happening so the prison term may very well have been excessive.

This is such a small matter - why the big concern?

Answer 3

Bush pardoned Libby so he wouldn't blow Cheney in. Bush wants this swept under the carpet and Stay there because they protect the liars club members 'til the end!
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Answer 4

This is not "tit for tat." Two wrongs do not make a right. Bush is an out and out crook; a liar and a war criminal. He continues to completely disregard the rule of law in this country and around the world. He is like a dictator, similar to Hitler and Saddam Hussein in this regard. He is ruining America.

Answer 5

The Bush Administration is the most corrupt in history. It's disgusting.





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