Or, looking at it another way, I'm talking about the rule of law, and you're talking about the rule of mob.

No, we are talking about equal justice under the law. What happened to Libby doesn't qualify. Which is why the President was required to step in.

I understand you feel that he was guilty, regardless of what was decided in the courts of law. But the fact of the matter is that we are a nation of laws and not of men. We follow those laws even when we don't like their result, because the alternative is far worse.

See the difference, here, he is; we're talking about justice. You're talking about technicalities.

Or, looking at it another way, I'm talking about the rule of law, and you're talking about the rule of mob.

Bill Clinton was banned from practicing law in the state of Arkansas and fined $25,000 following his admission of guilt as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid further charges once he left office. He was also subsequently disbarred from pleading before the Supreme Court as well in an independent action.

All of which is still not a conviction.

This penalty is noticeably less severe that that given to Mr. Libby both in financial terms and in terms of carrying a felony conviction on your record. Clearly, Bill Clinton must have been important and politically well connected to avoid the penalty pronounced on Mr. Libby.

Or, it could be that Mr. Libby was convicted while Mr. Clinton was not.

What is so hard to understand about the fact that you cannot be sentenced for a crime until you have been convicted of that crime?

This penalty is noticeably less severe that that given to Mr. Libby both in financial terms and in terms of carrying a felony conviction on your record. Clearly, Bill Clinton must have been important and politically well connected to avoid the penalty pronounced on Mr. Libby.

What would you call lying to a grand jury?

The key word I used was convicted. You can only sentence someone if they are convicted of a crime. Libby was convicted of perjury, Clinton was not.

Was Bill Clinton convicted of perjury? Not that I know of.

What would you call lying to a grand jury?

So why isn't Bill Clinton in jail?
Oh, wait, he's a Democrat, and Libby a Repuyblican. So the reason that the Democrats want Libby in jail is what, again?

Was Bill Clinton convicted of perjury? Not that I know of.

But, that's not what he was convicted of. It's apparently the little facts what slip by you.

No, it's not what he was convicted of, but it is what the investigation was about. From your comment:

Libby as convicted based on an investigation of an action that was not even a crime.

The investigation was of an actual crime. The perjury conviction was based on that investigation.

Oh, and perjury.

So why isn't Bill Clinton in jail?
Oh, wait, he's a Democrat, and Libby a Repuyblican. So the reason that the Democrats want Libby in jail is what, again?

Disclosing the identity of a covert operative is in fact a crime

But, that's not what he was convicted of. It's apparently the little facts what slip by you.

The reaction of the conservative blogosphere seems predictable to me....

Most of them made the fatal mistake of not having money, influential friends and family, or going to court with a public defender.

Oh, and committing a crime.

The only thing Libby was guilty of is being a republican.

Oh, and perjury.

“I don’t believe my role is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own, unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware.”
GWB

I guess the rules change when the crime is obstructing justice to protect Cheney and Rove.

Bush didn't replace the jury's verdict, he changed the judge's sentence.

Libby as convicted based on an investigation of an action that was not even a crime.

Disclosing the identity of a covert operative is in fact a crime.