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Reid: History Will Judge Bush "Harshly"
From Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office (D-NV):
"The President's decision to commute Mr. Libby's sentence is disgraceful. Libby's conviction was the one faint glimmer of accountability for White House efforts to manipulate intelligence and silence critics of the Iraq War. Now, even that small bit of justice has been undone. Judge Walton correctly determined that Libby deserved to be imprisoned for lying about a matter of national security. The Constitution gives President Bush the power to commute sentences, but history will judge him harshly for using that power to benefit his own Vice President's Chief of Staff who was convicted of such a serious violation of law."
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Comments (12)
jeffgee wrote on July 2, 2007 7:16 PM:Bush. Doesn't. Care.
Dreggas wrote on July 2, 2007 7:17 PM:History will judge him harshly Harry? We should be judging him harshly NOW before there is not history to be the judge!!
Ned Kay wrote on July 2, 2007 7:22 PM:Don't hold your breath waiting for Reid to do anything courageous. He's a useless wanker, matched only in ineptitude by his Pelosi counterpart.
Anonymous wrote on July 2, 2007 7:23 PM:Just expect a load of ineffectual waffle and the usual Congressional inertia.
History will judge YOU harshly Harry. You stood by with nothing but empty rhetoric while Bush/Cheney shredded the laws of this land. Tough words mean nothing when there is no action to back them up. Screw you and Pelosi. Give us a leadership with some spine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vox clamantis in red state wrote on July 2, 2007 7:27 PM:The sorry SOBs. Bring em Down!
Mark F. wrote on July 2, 2007 7:30 PM:It's nice to know that Harry's happy to leave the whole thing up to history. No sense stirring up trouble unnecessarily...
mo2 wrote on July 2, 2007 7:34 PM:The last sentence is a shot across Cheney's bow by Reid.
fuzz wrote on July 2, 2007 7:48 PM:C'mon y'all, don't you get it yet? It's a waste of time for Congress to take any action right now except to investigate and collect evidence. Do you really want to see any more these people convicted while Bush is still in office? So he can just pardon them all?
Like it or not, the only sensible thing for Congress to do right now is to wait and press charges after Bush has left office and (hopefully) there is a Democrat (or perhaps independent) president in office who won't pardon them. They won't be able to claim executive privilege. They won't have complete control over the Justice Department. They'll go to jail and stay there. Get it?
Choosing your fights carefully isn't spineless. If you're really into spine-without-thought, go do some cheerleading for Bush. Now there's a man with spine who isn't concerned with intelligent decisions.
Xman wrote on July 2, 2007 8:21 PM:Hey FUZZ!
Johnsnottoodistracted wrote on July 2, 2007 8:38 PM:We form a club of two.
I've been saying what you said for so long you can see my words in fossilized form laying all over the place.
No one is saying anything without prior OK of content.This is a blunt as he is going to get.
Barbara wrote on July 2, 2007 8:44 PM:He doesn't want his wealth to suffer from stepping out of line.This makes it look like he is mad without any damage.Only words.
Money is not d or r nor is it l or c.
Many of the activities over the last few years are criminal.No need to use fancy words here.
Only one reason why these people still live in that city and run the sewage treatmant system: money.
Hurray for Fuzz and Xman. Outrage is appropriate but being grounded in reality is needed. You guys vote independent or don't vote and we will have Mitt Romney for President and you'll be to blame.
Duckman GR wrote on July 3, 2007 1:55 AM:Actually, IMPEACHING BUSH AND CHENEY would take care of that pardon business also.