Comments on: Rosie, Scooter, Dubya, and Monique–Huh?

By: micky2

micky2 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:14:20 +0000

Just heard the news that Hillary is out there calling the commutation “cronyism”
It should be interesting to see how she answers up to Marc Rich and the other 300 something her husband pardoned.
Am I missing something or did one of them finally inhale ?

By: Lord Nazh©

Lord Nazh© — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:48:33 +0000

His sentence was commuted (as Craig points out above) meaning he is still in the appeals process. This means he can clear his name and not have to rely on a pardon to do it.

It also means that there is a chance (between slim and none) that Val and Joe might have to testify again or someone may look at the fact that Val lied to Congress (supposedly a bad thing, see Gonzalez et al.) and Joe lied to everyone; which could mean some bad things for them, we could hope.

If Libby’s appeal process runs out without an overturn, W will pardon him when leaving office. And yes, because he can is a good enough defense.

By: Skul

Skul — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:38:26 +0000

Wow! Not once in the entire post did Eric say Paris Hilton.
Works for me.

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David M — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:18:38 +0000

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By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:55:06 +0000

Eric,
Be careful using the term ‘pardon.’ The felony will remain on his record. And he will still have to pay the 250K fine. A commute yes. A full pardon, would’ve wiped the slate clean.

By: sudiegirl

sudiegirl — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:41:01 +0000

AHAHAHAHAHA! Dude, I love this entry!

Somehow, the Rosie O’Donnell theory makes more sense the more I think about it.

By: Jazzbeaux Beiderbecke

Jazzbeaux Beiderbecke — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:37:10 +0000

You talk too much and sound like a fool.
Get over it.