has it been said already?

“Fitzmas in July”

:-)

Hi, Sharon! (waves)

leftdcin72 — Ahhh, yes, why didn’t I see it that way before? Libby deserves special treatment because he’s one of the genteel class. Society gets no benefit from enforcing the laws across the board and equally for everyone, regardless of status — instead, we get something from enforcing them to the benefit of those of Libby’s sort. Yes, I see…

And yet, I wholeheartedly disagree. Again. Libby broke the law, he did so knowingly, having worked as an attorney representing clients who were convicted of perjury. As an attorney, he disrespected the rule of law – under oath — and he violated national security interests to do so. He has shown no remorse whatsoever for the commission of said crimes — and he deserves no special favors or breaks. Period. For you to claim otherwise is simply wrong.

You have the last word and you did a great job reporting on the trial

What Will Happen Next

You know all those people who have reported that The Dick has withdrawn his claim that he constitutes a Fourth Branch of Government? He hasn’t — he’s just withdrawn it as the basis for his purported exemption from the oversight of ISOO.

Thus, watch for this: The Dick tells Dubya that Libby was a member of the Fourth Branch, and therefore the Judiciary can’t send him to jail. Dubya agrees, but in keeping with his usual MO of letting The Dick do the dirty work, he issues a new Executive Order delegating his pardon power to The Dick. The Dick then pardons Scooter.

Don’t laugh. It could happen.

Oh, is that twisted!!

“Upon consideration of the motion for release pending appeal, the opposition thereto, and the reply, it is

ORDERED that the motion for release pending appeal be denied. Appellant has not shown that the appeal raises a substantial question under 18 USC Sec. 3143(b)(1)(B). See United States v. Perholtz, 836 F.2d 554, 555 (D.C.Cir. 1987) (per curiam) (substantial question is one that is “close” or that “could very well be decided the other way”).”

I do hope the courts switch to English sometime this century…

You know all those people who have reported that The Dick has withdrawn his claim that he constitutes a Fourth Branch of Government? He hasn’t — he’s just withdrawn it as the basis for his purported exemption from the oversight of ISOO.

Thus, watch for this: The Dick tells Dubya that Libby was a member of the Fourth Branch, and therefore the Judiciary can’t send him to jail. Dubya agrees, but in keeping with his usual MO of letting The Dick do the dirty work, he issues a new Executive Order delegating his pardon power to The Dick. The Dick then pardons Scooter.

Don’t laugh. It could happen.

And yet, I wholeheartedly disagree. Again. Libby broke the law, he did so knowingly, having worked as an attorney representing clients who were convicted of perjury. As an attorney, he disrespected the rule of law – under oath — and he violated national security interests to do so. He has shown no remorse whatsoever for the commission of said crimes — and he deserves no special favors or breaks. Period. For you to claim otherwise is simply wrong.

leftdcin72 — The man broke the law, and obstructed a case in which the Vice President of the United States is implicated. I take no joy in anyone going to prison, but he was sentenced and deserves to go — just like everyone else under similar circumstances. Period. Whatever Eeyore bullshit you have to spew about the fact that the rule of law has been upheld in this case — involving a very high level Bush Administration official who tried to cheat his way out of accountability for his actions, I am not in the mood for it.

You want to be a Libby apologist? That’s your business. But do not start bitching about Libby paying the legal penalty as required by law and think that sort of apologist crap will go unanswered just because it gets dropped at the end of a thread. It’s wrong. Libby broke the law, he was convicted by a jury of his peers, and he is still covering for Dick Cheney’s ass — if you want sympathy for the man, you’ll have to look elsewhere for it.

Wow, the expletives. I guess I was not clear. You want to spend my tax dollars paying for Libby to spend time in prision. No, you pay for it. It’s just expensive theatre and you know it. Sentence the guy to xyz hours of community service cleaning up something dirty and disbar him. Fine him the cost of his prosecution (whoops, can’t do that)

Don’t spend any more tax dollars on him. There is no social benefit to sending the jerk to prison and for you to claim otherwise is nonsense. Prison time is a waste of time and tax dollars in this case.

The rest of your rant is just hyperbole.

Can I mention my take is displayed on my blog?

No? Okay, pretend I didn’t.

I imagine his boss in the fourth branch of non-government, somewhere in the Seventh Dimension is getting that uncomfortable feeling of a noose tightening around his rather hideous neck.

That IS a pretty picture!

Off to work – to spread the good news.