Rule of law! Rule of law!

[S]omething needs to be said that is a clear message that our rule of law is intact and the standards for perjury and obstruction of justice are not gray. And I think it is most important that we make that statement and that it be on the record for history.

I very much worry that with the evidence that we have seen that grand juries across America are going to start asking questions about what is obstruction of justice, what is perjury. And I don’t want there to be any lessening of the standard. Because our system of criminal justice depends on people telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. That is the lynch pin of our criminal justice system and I don’t want it to be faded in any way.

--Kay Bailey Hutchison, 2/19/99

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I'm a guy in a Reagan mask -- and I'm running for President!

WOO HOOOOOO! Yeah baby! How you like them apples! The decider has spoken and if you don't like it WE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!

http://www.zazzle.com/dlvrymon

http://www.terrorismawareness.org

This is a stunning flip of the Bush finger to all of America and its laws.

Since Scooter would have had to go to jail immediately, I am forced to think that he was promised that if he kept his mouth shut, he would never serve a day in jail. Otherwise, the Scooter news would have happened this Friday as most people predicted.

Rachel, I think you are trying to make the case that this whole thing has been a hardship on Scooter Libby. If so, that is a total crock.

Libby has suffered less than Valerie Plame, who had her career destroyed in an act of political cowardice unlike any heretofore seen in these United States. Remember Rachel, that the reason Scooter destroyed Valerie Plame's career was to punish her husband for publicly catching George Bush in a lie. Rather than honorably stand up to Ambassador Joseph Wilson, this administration chose to act like the cowardly vermin they are.

There is a new animal running rampant in America...A skunk with a yellow stripe.

This is a sad day in America. It will be sadder still if the President and Vice President are not impeached.

Finally, I have something relevant to say about the Paris Hilton rubberneckfest:

Paris Hilton did harder time for a DUI than Libby did for robbing this country of one of its covert counter-proliferation assets.

What a country!

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I'm a guy in a Reagan mask -- and I'm running for President!

Obviously I need some sarcasm tags.

I guess so...You might use one of those tags when you say things like: "CBT is not a liar."

Actually, a pardon would have been better.

Not only would it have been an indisputable middle finger in the face of America, it would have removed his 5th Amendment protections against ratting out himself, Cheney, Rove, and Bush in the conspiracy.

The pardon will come in Jan. 2009, when Bush, Cheney et. al. don't care about Libby or anything else any more.

Where is Martha Stewart's pardon?

Why, Rachel - Libby was, only today, denied an appeal bond! What recourse did they have?

(um... sarcasm... just in case...)

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I'm a guy in a Reagan mask -- and I'm running for President!

Calling someone a "liar" doesn't mean to me that they might spin their way over the line once in awhile. It means they deliberately, knowingly, and habitually tell absolute falsehoods.

I think I can demonstrate that mere "spin" won't cover what CBT does. If you want me to spell it out...well so be it.

Not tonight though, got Jack Johnson on the player, wine in the glass, and satay on the grill. (It's a tough life, but..)

Steve

ps: And the boys are out for the evening...A man gotta do what a man...

You know what the difference between Bush and a weasel? Weasels have spines.

Bush was for rule of law, honor/integrity, and not tampering with the judicial process before he was against all of these things. What a sorry piece of shit of a person he is.

Republicans are going to further distance themselves and claim Bush is not a true believer, a true conservative. But it's clear to the world: In George W. Bush, the GOP placed all of their confidence. He not only was their chosen leader, he was their savior and hero. They bet everything on him and dared anyone to challenge his sorryness as heir to Saint Ronnie's throne. He is the best Republicans can do. Bush's performance is what the Republican party has wrought. They will be held accountable.

The commutation of Libby will lead to the further implosion of the GOP. I think this will yank Fred Thompson down too because he's been so vocal a supporter of Libby. Of course, I'd rather have Fred Thompson on the top of the GOP ticket to face than Giuliani. Fred will get mauled no matter what. Giuliani will be tougher.

Did anybody ever think Libby would ever do time? He knew he would never see the inside of a jail.

The good news is that Bush is single handedly destroying the GOP! People are starting realize there is a difference between what they say and what they do.

BTW, CBT is a low down, dirty, stinking liar. Just saying!

"The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Liar Li"ar (limac"~er), n. OE. liere. See Lie to
falsify.
A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
1913 Webster

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It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
  - William G. McAdoo

Since Bush believes Libby's prison sentence, which was within the federal sentencing guidelines, is "excessive," I'm looking forward to the White House's effort to reform said guidelines.

When can we expect to see that?

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.

At least Libby doesn't have to worry about having to go hunting with Cheney...

Surprised? No.

I'm sick to death, however, of being told that this is the best we can hope for.

Harry Reid has so much as conceded already that the Senate will do nothing, and will leave history to judge these men harshly.

I am not satisfied.

Are you?

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I have the feeling that, by the time this administration is flushed from the White House, most of the incriminating evidence will evaporate as surely as Bush's military records.

There will be little if any penance for their sins.

The best we can hope for is that the percentage of people buying their manure will continue to dwindle, they will remember it at the polls, and will not be convinced that the present brood in the Republican bullpen would be appreciably better.

Hopefully, this Libby shovel-full will knock off another percentage point or two.

A few more Republicans in the House and Senate may get the idea that their constituents would prefer to vote for a public servant who doesn't enable a criminal enterprise and start working toward a veto-proof Congress.

The Hill Online

veto-proof Congress

That probably ain't going to happen in the current Congress with the 30% 27% dead-enders in charge. Hopefully it won't be needed after the next election.

Even in the outrage over Bush commuting Libby's sentence, I am somehow made part of the discussion. I don't know whether to be flattered or surprised. I'll take the former.

I am not a liar. Like everyone, I can be wrong. There's a difference.

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."—Austin, Texas, Nov. 22, 2000

I see a difference in knowingly lying for personal gain (I don't see this in CBT) and being caught up in a web of lies spun by master maniputalors such as Karl Rove.

Rove & Cheny have the party of fiscal conservatism spending with abandon. Rove & others have taken Christianity, a religion of love and compassion and tried to point us towards hate and misanthropy.

These manipulators are very good at what they do and sometimes it takes a while for good hearted people to catch on.

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Less is the new More - Karrie Jacobs

1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.

2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture.

A half truth is therefore a whole lie. Kinda like this one:

"The CIA started the ball rolling by sending the Democratic partisan husband of one of its employees to Niger on a sensitive mission." ..Fred Thompson speaking about Joe Wilson, husband of Valerie Plame.

What's the truth? Try this:

Joseph Charles Wilson IV (born November 6, 1949) is a retired diplomat of the United States Foreign Service, who was posted to African nations and Iraq during the George H. W. Bush administration.

Was it a lie when Bush volunteered this, before we knew he was ignoring the FISA courts?:

"Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution."

This could be like that "Will it Float" game on Letterman.

TPM TV

The question that remains is this: what do we tell the children?

Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.