Comments on: Tony Snow’s Defense Of Bush Commutation: ‘He Did What He Does Normally’

By: m12

m12 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:01:14 +0000

#53

Yep. Free the murderers, execute those who have spent their lives serving this nation!

By: Marc Rich

Marc Rich — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:35:46 +0000

Comment by faith â€” July 5, 2007 @ 3:51 pm

Excellent point — there is NO comparison between pardoning Libby and abusing pardon power by treating it as a cash machine, handing them out to the highest bidder, setting free fugitives, cronies, campaign contributors and terrorists, all for PERSONAL gain.

Outing American spies is treason. Plain and simple. TREASON.

Who was convicted–er, scratch that–who was even CHARGED with that crime? I’ll save you the time–nobody was charged with that crime, because there was no crime.

Mr. Bush is more than willing to approve of torture at Guantanamo

Somehow, I doubt Bush sanctioned the smelly underwear, dogs and naked lady “torture” routines perpetrated on the poor, picked-on terrorists. Besides, isn’t this exactly the kind of behavior you lefties want to introduce to third graders in public school?

Snow has to have witnessed the photographs of the dying and ill orphans in Iraq. Those children are dying and ill because we are dropping bombs on their parents. Mr. Snow needs to do some serious soul searching and, if I were him, I would step down from the press position.

If I were you, I would step down from the crack pipe.

At his personal point in time, telling the truth and demonstrating a sense of justice is far more important than speaking for powerful potentates.

On second thought, pass the pipe over. I want some of what you’re having.

By: Marc Rich

Marc Rich — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:24:06 +0000

I find it curious how â€œChristiansâ€ **cough, cough** get really upset w/ Clintonâ€™s pardons but have no problems w/ Bushâ€™s record of executions as Gov of Texas.

Comment by The Republic of Stupidity â€” July 5, 2007 @ 10:33 am

Yeah, you would find that curious.

By: Martin Gifford

Martin Gifford — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:01:24 +0000

#6. Imagine how sad your life has to be in order to perceive anything George Bush does as making you â€œproud.â€

Comment by daganium â€” July 5, 2007 @ 10:29 am

That is a great comment!

Either Snow is lying appallingly, or he’s a very sad case.

By: Dave Reader

Dave Reader — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:30:37 +0000

Tony Snow is just another carpetbagging Washington elite. He has lost all credibility with the conservative base as has his mentor, Jorge’ Dubai Boosh.

By: HDR

HDR — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:17:20 +0000

Where is the justice, why aren’t Americans outraged that a distinguished war hero sits behind bars while Libby is free?

By: Probus

Probus — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:28:13 +0000

President Bush didn’t respect the jury’s decision in the Libby case, instead by commuting this sentence he has done the opposite. In this commutation there was no equal justice under the law. He blatantly disregarded the rule of law and our justice system. Bush should have let the courts handle this instead of intervening in a case in where members of his own administration were involved. Libby should have served his complete sentence.

This commutation sends the wrong message that you don’t have to pay for your crimes. Libby is a convicted felon who broke the law he should go to jail for 30 months. Unlike Mr. Rita, Libby’s crimes were more severe and significant because he used to work for this White House. He was involved in outing a covert CIA agent, just to get back at a critic of the Iraq war – Ambassador Wilson.

Libby should be held to a higher standard because he was a White House official. The president said that anyone who was involved in the leak would be dealt with, he should stand by his words, and Libby should serve out his sentence. The decision to commute Libby’s sentence had nothing to do with principle. This was an effort to protect one of their own. This was also an effort to protect himself and the vice president.

By: pcw

pcw — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:16:09 +0000

Let’s see, why would the President cummute Mr. Libby’s 30-month sentence? Is it because 30 months for perjury and obstruction of justice is actually too long? More likely, Mr. Libby will OUT the true perpetrators in this case if he’s placed behind bars. Loyalty only goes as far as the front gate of the prison.

By: Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:31:58 +0000

No, Bush did not do what he usually does. According to Texas state records, then governor Bush spent no more than 30 minutes on any of the 152 clemency requests from death row inmates that he eventually denied. Bush’s oft-cited reasoning for this was that he did not think it appropriate for the chief executive to interfere with the judicial process. The extremely brief briefs on the subject submitted by then Texas AG Alberto Gonzales must have save him a lot of time, since the AG had a tendency to omit any extenuating factors in these cases, such as the time the defendent’s attorney slept through part of the proceedings. But I digress… The point is that Bush eschewed a long expoused philosophy on non-interference with the judicial system, micromanaged the disposition of a cut and dried case, and changed the sentence handed down by one of his own appointees who had solid conservative credentials. Tony, if you think this “business as usual” then let me know when Elvis shows up.

By: losersrdem

losersrdem — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:07:20 +0000

You liberals are hilarious….getting your panties in a bunch over scooter libby….Your hero…pardoned so many drug dealers and future campaign contributors for hillary it is disgusting. Bush certainly is a lame duck but this issue is a sure loser…I can even believe it is getting attention but we know who controls the MSM..and it is not a vast right wing conspiracy.

Valerie Plame was nobody at the CIA and her outing was about as significant as knowing the winning of survivor figi island beforehand. Richard Amitage is the leaker…any other questions.

By: faith

faith — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:51:50 +0000

Tony Snow is simply tragic. How can anyone so ill continue to avoid speaking the truth or questioning the current White House policies? How could Tony Snow, in good conscience, or simplified logic compare the Libby/Clinton issues? Outing American spies is treason. Plain and simple. TREASON. Anyone who participates and engages in facilitating such treason should be held accountable. Mr. Bush is more than willing to approve of torture at Guantanamo, more than willing to allow a 15 year old boy to be placed in deep prison for years, yet he feels his personal friend is being oppressed? Snow has to have witnessed the photographs of the dying and ill orphans in Iraq. Those children are dying and ill because we are dropping bombs on their parents. Mr. Snow needs to do some serious soul searching and, if I were him, I would step down from the press position. At his personal point in time, telling the truth and demonstrating a sense of justice is far more important than speaking for powerful potentates.

By: powkat

powkat — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:14:18 +0000

Re: Snow’s continued lying – Lee Atwater (godfather of the political nastiness of the last 25 years) repented when he was dying – apparently the total lack of conscience requied to work for Bush prevents any such action.

By: powkat

powkat — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:10:40 +0000

Like father, like son – GHW pardoned Weinburger, et al. to keep them quiet about his role in Iran-Contra. He was in that up to his turkey neck.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:52:17 +0000

You lefties are getting loonier by the minute. But at least you’re good for a laugh.

By: frylock

frylock — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:21:31 +0000

“[The President] did what he does normally, and what makes those of us who work for him proud.”

Well, there are some who still “believe” in W.

SAD!!!

By: Harmonika Savingsbonds

Harmonika Savingsbonds — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:45:07 +0000

Liars still get Cancer.

By: Evil Spaniard

Evil Spaniard — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:05:50 +0000

That would be Nikita Kruschev.

Breznev was the one with the forested eyebrows.

Comment by Raven â€” July 5, 2007 @ 10:32 am

Big Oops! Really, I mistook the correct Soviet Premier. Anyhow, “stalinist” fits so well this GOP…

By: veritas

veritas — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:34:03 +0000

Catch you all later! Have a great day!!

By: veritas

veritas — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:32:34 +0000

#15 Hi Ace! Just wanted to take a moment to thank you, again, for the sheer volume of research and information you’ve provided to TP posters over the course of the past few days. Truth IS Power, this we all know and it’s the unveiling process which is now taking place…bringing this from a fringe movement to a “critical mass” of consciousness who believes that the official story is pure, unadulterated bunk.

As for the Hague and what is possibly transpiring as we speak vis-a-vis Bush & Cheney’s “war crimes”, where does that stand? Do you have any links to what’s occurring with all of that. I do know that Germany, (I believe) issued charges in absentia against Rumsfeld the moment he stepped out of public office. Where does all of that stand at this point.

Clearly, I believe many americans are realizing that even if our own political machine (Congress) fails us in bringing this administration to justice for their crimes, the Hague may be waiting patiently behind the scenes to do so when their terms of office expire. One way or another, people expect them to be brought to the justice they deserve under the rule of domestic law as well as international law.

I thoroughly enjoyed your comment regarding the use of Bush’s intel gathered “illegally” in a warrantless way. I guess that means what we’ve all suspected after all – that it is not and has not been used to protect us from some boogeyman villian out there but, instead, has been used to wiretap their political foes. Perhaps that’s why Queen Nancy and King Reid are moot at this point – blackmail anyone??

In closing, I’d like to applaud you for all of the incredible insight you’ve provided to all of the serious posters here at TP. Keep the information coming – we appreciate it and applaud you for the depth and breadth of your ongoing research.

By: prof shropshire

prof shropshire — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:14:16 +0000

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