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CNN reports President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
The Mahablog writes, "I understand the White House decided Scooter’s sentence was 'excessive.'
The Poor Man points out that Bush felt differently when he was governor of Texas.
'Bush, on overturning on the deeply-held philosophy with which he presided over 152 executions in Texas:
I don’t believe my role [as governor] is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own, unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware, or evidence that the trial was somehow unfair.
'
Yeah, I bet some of those juries were actually awake."
Cynthia's first timesink! says, "The cynical part of me (which has grown larger) says that W commuting Scooter Libby's sentence is just part of following their mutual boss's will."
Elana's Journal writes, "Oh, who didn't see THAT coming?"
Contributing Editor Erin Kotecki Vest also blogs at Queen of Spain and the Huffington Post
