Americans Think Scooter Should Do the Time

If you were to watch the elite punditocracy bloviating on the cable news shows you’d think that Scooter Libby’s liberation from justice would induce big sighs of relief on the part of the American public, but the reality seems to be quite different. According to a new SurveyUSA poll, people actually do care about this case and don’t like what has happened — 60% think Libby should serve his sentence. Only 21% agree with the President’s decision.

Contrary to the GOP talking point that Bush is playing to his base, he’s not. It’s clearly not about poll numbers. Bush is covering his own tracks and obstructing justice.

I know this will come as a complete shock to those in the Libby Lobby who think the rest of the country must agree with them that Scooter does indeed deserve to be above the law, but their over-representation on cable television does not seem to be carrying the day on this one.

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