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• Monday, July 2, 2007 07:31 PM

  I'm Elated

  At first I was outraged, just another example of Republican contempt for the rule of law and our country in general. But then I thought, really, what do I care if Scooter Libby spends 30 months in jail? He's small fish. The damage done to Bush and the Republicans with this unethical pardon is a gift beyond price. He's a desperate man pandering to his rapidly disappearing base - and he's solidifying opposition to this entire corrupt party. Good on ya George! Keep it up and a Republican won't be able to get elected as a dog catcher anywhere in this country without first having to defend the Bush's abysmal record.

  Here's the brilliant part.

  I heard some Republican apologist drone on CNN defending the commutation by saying "well, Clinton pardoned Marc Rich" before launching into a silly argument about Libby's sentence being excessive for the crime committed (uh, wasn't it the Republicans who demanded mandatory sentencing rules?). Anyway, his Democratic counterpart came back and asked if the apologist knew who was Rich's attorney - and guess what?

  It was Scooter Libby.

  The Republican party is the party of liars and criminals. They don't know any different. It's who they are, it's what they do. And we should celebrate every time they commit their crimes in public view.

  —jhudson2 Read jhudson2's other letters
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