The neocons are crowing--while many commentators (including the prowar editorialists of The Washington Post) are pointing out that George W. Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence is dishonest. Bush said he respected the jury's verdict but then wiped out entirely the punishment, arguing the 30-month-long prison sentence was "excessive." (The fine hardly counts.) If the senence was indeed excessive, he could have cut the length of the jail stay. Instead, he gave Libby a pass. In any event, I'm traveling. More postings to come.

Posted by David Corn at July 3, 2007 09:12 AM