As Atrios first noted, a new CNN poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly believe that President Bush should not pardon Scooter Libby, who was convicted last week on felony charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Should President Bush Pardon Libby?
Yes: 18 percent
No: 69 percent
Don’t Know: 13 percentWas Vice President Cheney Part Of A Cover-Up?
Yes: 52 percent
No: 29 percent
Don’t Know: 19 percent
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer called the poll results more evidence of “a cloud hanging over Vice President Cheney and President Bush.”
UPDATE: Atrios also noted that NBC’s Andrea Mitchell said tonight on MSNBC:
They’re going to try to really tamp this down and appeal to the polling which indicates that most people think, in fact, that he should be pardoned. Scooter Libby should be pardoned.
Crooks and Liars has the video.
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