By commuting Libby's sentence and not issuing a full pardon, President Bush has failed to take responsibility for allowing the whole Plame kerfluffle to propagate in the first place.
The Bush administration knew Richard Armitage was the leaker. The Bush administration stood idly by and watched sheepishly as the only person who tried to defend the administration against Joseph Wilson's original claims was brought down simply because he couldn't keep track of who he spoke too, what he said, and when he said it.
Remember, Scooter Libby was not convicted for leaking information, he was convicted for making false statements and obstruction of justice. Obstructing the same justice that still hasn't ponied up any charges against anyone related to this case because so far, there is no evidence that a crime was ever committed.
Scooter Libby was simply doing his job, advising people in the administration, and was made the scapegoat in a case where the only two guilty parties should have been Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame.
We keep hearing about jobs that Americans aren't willing to do. What happens when our own President won't stand up and do the job he's supposed to do?
You can read more about the President's order by visiting Kim Priestap at Wizbang or Vincent Ferrari at Insignificant Thoughts
Chip Flowers
