paulsol the Righteous wrote:
I think Bush commuted his jail time for the good reason that even tho the majority in the States didn't want Libby pardoned, Bush knew his popularity is so low, that theres little he could do to make it any worse. (short of getting caught with his knob in a minor) so commuting Libbys sentence was gonna be moaned about for a coupla days and then everyone would move on to the next 'big' story.
I think the real reason he was pardonned is that Bush was afraid that Libby would make some revelations that would implicate Cheney, and would therefor be much more damaging than the current case.
Still, it makes a complete mockery of teh justice system, and of the protection of the intelligence service, which in this age of ****, should be considered relatively important.
But well, since Cheney is neither part of the executive, nor the legislative, nor both, nor neither, I can't really see how he could be charged anyway.
How do you charge someone who exists in a different time/space paradigm?
Call Dr Who?