Posted on 07/03/2007 8:07:33 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Former President Bill Clinton criticized President Bush on Tuesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. and tried to draw a distinction from his own controversial pardons.
In Iowa to promote the presidential candidacy of his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Mr. Clinton was asked by a radio host, David Yepsen, You had some controversial pardons during your presidency; whats your reaction to what President Bush did?
Yeah, but I think the facts were different, Mr. Clinton said. I think there are guidelines for what happens when somebody is convicted. Youve got to understand, this is consistent with their philosophy; they believe that they should be able to do what they want to do, and that the law is a minor obstacle.
Its wrong to out that C.I.A. agent and wrong to try to cover it up, Mr. Clinton added. And no one was ever fired from the White House for doing it.
Mr. Clinton pardoned 140 people in the final hours of his presidency, including Marc Rich, the fugitive broker who had been charged with evading tens of millions of dollars in taxes, and who was the former husband of a top donor to Democrats and Mrs. Clintons first Senate campaign.
Rather than tread lightly on the Libby commutation, the Clintons have chosen to confront it; Clinton advisers said there was no real alternative, because the news media would bring up the Rich pardon anyway.
Still, the Clintons have not scheduled a news conference during their visit, where they might face tough questioning, nor have they permitted reporters to attend private events, some including as many as 300 people, where people ask Mrs. Clinton questions. All of their public events have been rallies where the two of them speak.
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A great pic.
chutzÃÂ÷pah also hutzÃÂ÷pah (KHʊt'spə, hʊt'-) n.
Utter nerve; effrontery. See also Clintonesque.
Yeah, Slick is floored that Bush commuted Libby's sentence and didn't get one dime for doing such.
Everything is scripted and the pipples are not allowed to question their once and future rulers.
These lazy "journalists" don't even know (or care) how to ask; 'What facts were different'?
Also notice that the NYT (and thus other liberal DBM) will only focus on Marc Rich...not Henry Cisneros (Clinton cabinet member) or any of the FLN terrorists, drug dealers, etc.
AP called Libby the 'highest ranking administration member' to be convicted of a felony since Reagan's admin (Iran Contra)...another lie, they intentionally overlooked Cisneros.
The left has no shame.
It`s a Scientology hoax treatment for firefighters and other rescue workers whose lungs and bodies were polluted/damaged by the 911 rescue. What it consists of is a “vitamin regiment”, ingesting oils, sitting in a sauna and exercise. This is the nonsense Lopez gave $630k taxpayer cash for and the firefighters union ultimately deemed the treatment as completely useless despite I`m sure the Scientology cults best efforts to get people to say otherwise.
http://www.slate.com/id/2108471/
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This is a prime example of a problem with Bush’s Presidency; he lets the likes of Schumer, Reid, Pelosi,Clinton et. al dump all over him without ever answering back. He doesn’t have to answer the charges personally but he could have a “pit bull” (like a Carville) do it for him. By not answering the charges he demoralizes his supporters.
It goes back even further than that. Slick's biggest mistake was to challenge the Paula Jones suit. He could have hijacked the moral high road by claiming that it was beneath his dignity to even be involved in such a ludicrous lawsuit. If the Jones lawsuit had remained unchallenged, the absolute maximum in damages that Jones could have collected was $39,000 (three years salary at the time). There would have been no perjury, no suborning perjury from others, and no obstruction of justice. And most of all, there would have been no impeachment. This would have been followed by four years of an Algore presidency. There would be no Samuel Alito or John Roberts on the USSC.
All of this, only if Slick hadn't challenged the Jones suit.
Two Words: Henry Cisernos
It is amazing when someone can look you right in the face and tell you an outrageous lie. Congenital lying is a form of madness and if we put these people back in the White House we deserve whatever we get.
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