I understand that point of view, but I viewed him (Fitzgerald) as an enemy from day one. Fitzgerald was on the side of those who wanted to skewer the administration in some fashion.
I find Powell’s conduct particularly disturbing. There is something egregious about disloyalty (especially to someone who did a lot for him) that angers me beyond words.
That a scum like Fitzgerald forgoes his oaths and moral compasses neither surprises me nor disconcerts me. He and those behind him are liberals, and they sacrifice everything to the altar of their false God, Liberalism. He is no different, I completely expect him to be unprofessional and immoral.
But I expected differently of Colin Powell.
As for George W. Bush (a man I still admire in many ways though I disagree vehemently with his stances on various issues) I have always felt that he should have pardoned Libby regardless. What was he going to do, make liberals hate him more? I believe he should have done it even with incomplete information, because no law or statute was ever broken. The POS Plame was a damned desk jockey who made no secret of her employment. Everyone knew who she was. In light of that, I feel a pardon should have been forthcoming.
He [GWB] didn’t have all the facts and thought that he shouldn’t second-guess the jurors who had spent a lot of time listening to the case.
To commute rather than pardon was an honorable, although in my opinion, flawed decision. Flawed in no small part because the President did not have all the facts. We must also remember that Scooter did not want a pardon, as he was still trying to clear his name at the time through appeals.
As for Powell, he is indeed scum in my opinion. I just don't let Fitzgerald off as lightly as you, because his oath before the bar and ethical obligations as a prosecutor have to trump politics. Fitzgerald should absolutely have been not only disbarred, but prosecuted for the relevant crimes involved in his malicious actions. That NO ONE in and out of government called for it at the time is disgraceful.
Colin Powell seems to think he’s the greatest living American and was just doing Bush a favor by agreeing to serve in his administration.