WJ this morning: Should Bush pardon Scooter?

[malaise]

Should be fun.

[bluerum]

1. I think, we should all send a box of pretzels to the white house - thereby

increasing the chances of a fatal choking incident.

[malaise]

2. LOL

Not one call supporting pardon so far.

[marmar]

3. Why did Peter feel the need to read so much of Bob Novak's bullshit column....

without reading one with the opposite (and correct) viewpoint? :grr:

[malaise]

4. No surprise n/t

[MiaCulpa]

5. Pardon

I read somewhere yesterday that Scooter's offense was not a pardonable offense. Or perhaps it's because he was part of the administration, not sure. Anyone else read that?

[MiaCulpa]

11. Here's what I read re the pardon

Newsweek reports that Scooter Libby “does not qualify to even be considered for a presidential pardon under Justice Department guidelines,” which in part “require a petitioner to wait a period of at least five years after conviction or release from confinement (whichever is later) before filing a pardon application.” President Bush can easily waive the rules, but up until now he “seems to have followed those guidelines religiously.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/libbys-pardon-problem/#comments

Bush has never been one for 'rules' so I'm sure he won't start following any now.

[MrSlayer]

6. A couple of Freeper types bringing up Clinton.

And Sandy "Burgler" but mostly even the Republicans are saying "no pardon". one Republican woman even railed against the neo-cons that have taken over the party.

[malaise]

7. I love this call from Vermont

Damn that was good - he should not have seen the charges, he should have been sent to Egypt on rendition and we would then hear the truth. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah!:rofl: :rofl:

[MrSlayer]

9. Yeah that was a great one.

Dude was all over it.

[marmar]

8. "He should have been refused council....because we've become a nation...

that's abandoned habeas corpus" :thumbsup:

Great call from Vermont. :applause:

[EstimatedProphet]

10. What is up with the fascists?

The verdict came in 2 days ago! How long have they been planning the pardon media blitz anyway?