Posted on 11/12/2005 6:31:47 AM PST by Liz
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is staying silent as top Democratic senators demand President Bush rule out a pardon for indicted top White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — which could evoke memories of her and her husband's own Pardongate scandal.
Party leaders — have written a letter to Bush urging that he promise not to pardon Libby, who has been charged with obstruction of justice and perjury in the CIA-leak case........Clinton ducked taking a position on the letter.
Rekindled comparisons to Pardongate would open old wounds for the first lady, who is readying for re-election and eyeing a run for the White House in 2008.
Bill Clinton created an uproar when he issued 11th-hour pardons to 140 people before he left office.
Sen. Clinton herself came under fire when feds investigated whether she offered clemency to four men from the Hasidic village of New Square in exchange for the community's votes in her 2000 Senate run. She has denied playing a role in the men's pardons.
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Yes it wasnt bad enough he didnt clean out the State Dept. and the CIA he kept people like Libby around. Who knows why?
Now he is paying the price.
veronica must make a heck of a point for you to concern yourself with re-writing her post. Sheeeesh
but Libby doesn't deserve a pardon? You B@st*rds. Go to H E double hockey sticks!
Backhoe, I don't think you'll want to miss post 6. This Libby guy is a piece of work.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1520755/posts?page=6#6
I realize that Clinton lowered the expectation level of presidents below pond scum, but let's look closely at your question, shall we?
"Xlintoon can pardon CONVICTED TERRORISTS!!!! but Libby doesn't deserve a pardon?"
Are you saying that terrorists DESERVE pardons? I don't think so. We can both agree that terrorists do not deserve pardons. Therefore, your question is devoid of logic.
....and Hillary is planning to follow in his footsteps .....these two are so low, they have to step up about six feet, before stepping out.
"Who knows why?"
It's looking more and more like we should ask Craig Livingstone. We live in interesting times, don't we?
Right. Maybe they have a file or two on the Bush family, but it's definitely the Clintons we need to watch out for.
veronica made a heck of a point alright. A very obnoxious one. Sorry, but I couldn't resist calling her on it regardless of whether or not you approve. Back at ya sheeeesh.
Lord a' Mercy- copied & saved.
Perhaps I used the wrong word, "administration." I'm thinking of the dem appointments and loyalists in CIA, DoD, State.
Gee, a fan of Wikipedia. Have you seen what the characters there write about FR?
Get a clue. That site is worthless. Most of the moderators are leftists. Euro-leftists in fact.
Poorly done. Pure projection on your part. :)
But then we have the problem of the same information being on other places, reported as news when it occurred. It could be that everyone is lying in regards to Libby and Rich, but I doubt it.
So? Libby was Rich's lawyer and he made money doing so. Your point?? Ted Olson was Jonathon Pollard's lawyer. Do you have a problem with that? If you do, you don't understand our system of law. And I notice the usual suspects didn't bother to read the article posted here about Libby, which ran recently at National Review. A Day in the Life of Scooter Libby - Giving a public servant the benefit of the doubt.
Too busy playing Queen of Mean, or writing venemous screeds or doing a bad Maureen Dowd imitation.
BTTT
But here's the rub: how did a guy like Libby get so involved with someone like Rich? Does charachter matter? Should it matter? Should the fact that Rich was dealing with Iran (a regime that wants to wipe out Israel) while Libby was his attorney matter? (I know we are talking about attorneys--they operate under a sense of legal and illegal--not right and wrong necessarily) Should the fact that his wife is/was an employee of Joe Biden matter to conservatves? Should the fact that Libby wrote a book depicting animal-to-child rape among other questionable activities matter to conservatives?
Each of these things by themselves may raise eyebrows alone, and that possibly be the end of it. But taken in conjuction with each other, they seem to paint a darker picture than perhaps someone else that could have been just as qualified to do the job in Washington. I can't believe that Libby was the only guy fit to fill this role for Cheney.
The ugly face of Jewhatred. Not a good reflection on FR. But a small contingent of whackos, all in all.
Facts? They don't need facts. Since when do smear artists need facts?
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