Comments on: A Pardon For Libby?

By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:36:39 +0000

Anderson, thank you for bolstering my point about wishful thinking.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:57:54 +0000

Anderson,

Just to be clear. I was saying IF the pardon happened, it would be done quietly and after the 2008 elections by a man who would never run for office again. I think that there is a decent chance of the case imploding on its own with out the need for a pardon. I also suspect that Bush may have more character than Clinton on pardons and may pardon as many people as bills he has vetoed. All speculation on my part. But we are in agreement that the article is a good example of hype and speculation that should be an embarrassment to a water cooler strategist, let alone paid journalists.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:49:24 +0000

Mr. Tinti takes a genuinely "nothing new" story & manages to exceed it in hyperbole. It's not at all plausible that Bush could pardon Libby before the 2008 elections & not have it used very effectively against the Republicans. Even the Dems could make some decent TV time out of that. The fact that the Plame affair means little to most Americans, doesn't mean that "Prez pardons Cheney's henchman to save him from slammer" wouldn't make an impression. I'm with yetanotherjohn: Libby will get a Marc Rich-style pardon after Nov. 2008.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:11:05 +0000

I'm with BigFire. This is wishful thinking on the order of Truthout's "Rove indicted" story.

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By: The Heretik » Blog Archive » Pardon Me

The Heretik » Blog Archive » Pardon Me — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:17:01 +0000

[...] Is this all part of a plot to make the investigation less ongoing and demoralize Fitzgerald who did or did not demoralize those who wanted Rove indicted? Scooter may be a really good guy, a team player, but how would it look for Bush and for Republicans if W pardons one of his bros homies subordinates? Should we care? Is it all loony logic? Even now what happened to Valerie Plame must be no big deal. Lying is just a technicality. Or something. [...]

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:00:50 +0000

I could possibly see a December 31st, 2008 pardon, but I don't think there is much likelihood of anything earlier. If for no other reason, the odds are good that Libby would beat the charges, thus totally diffusing the case (except the "Leopold" class of moonbat which would see the beams of the Rovian mind ray piercing the skull of the judge who dismissed the case).

By: BigFire

BigFire — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:18:08 +0000

Bush have nothing to gain and much to loose. Which is the reason his enemies wants him to do this.