Scooter Libby Found Guilty

[toasty]

Re: Scooter Libby Found Guilty

No more cavalier than people were about Bill Clinton lying under similar circumstances.

Hopefully Libby won't have to do any time. I mean.... they let Sandy Burger off the hook for shoving classified documents from the Archives down his pants so he could cover-up the Clinton administration's failure to get Bin Laden. I think this ranks as slightly less severe.

Well, if we're going to start a pissing match over who's lies -- those of the Clinton administration or the Bush administration -- had the worst consequences, this discussion probably isn't going to end well for you. As for me, though, I was equally bothered when Clinton was pulling shit, too. I was actually a card carrying (literally) member of the Republican Party at the time so of course I thought it was wrong, but that notwithstanding, I still think I would have had a problem with it. I take that oath pretty seriously, and perhaps I'm weird that way, but that's the way I am.

[Kobe]

Re: Scooter Libby Found Guilty

And Fawn Hall shredded documents which proved Iran-Contra. Previous scandals might make us cynical about current ones, but what they don't do is make them ok.

[toasty]

Re: Scooter Libby Found Guilty... and Sentenced

Hopefully Libby won't have to do any time.

Well, he was just sentenced to 30 months and fined $250K.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/cia.leak.trial/index.html

Question now is whether he'll have to spend the time during his appeal in the pokey. If he can, he might be able to drag it out long enough that he'll be pardoned by Bush regardless of the outcome of the appeal, and might avoid spending any time in the clink.

[thesightless]

Re: Scooter Libby Found Guilty

second question is whether all these pussy ass democrats will be calling for the firing and trial of thier buddy who was indicted for bribery today.....

stupid liberals... the lot of ya.

[toasty]

Re: Scooter Libby Found Guilty

second question is whether all these pussy ass democrats will be calling for the firing and trial of thier buddy who was indicted for bribery today.....

stupid liberals... the lot of ya.

Uh, among other damning evidence, he was caught with loads of cash in his freezer. Although there's nothing illegal about that, it isn't defensible behavior. So in answer to your question, I'm going with "Yes."