White House won’t rule out Libby pardon
WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby… The president thinks that he has dealt with the situation properly,” [Tony Snow said]. “There is always a possibility or there’s an avenue open for anybody to petition for consideration of a pardon.”

Joe Wilson: Bush has “utterly subverted the rule of law and system of justice” and has role in the cover up
Joe Wilson was on the Today Show this morning — succinct and tough. He said Bush “short-circuited our system of justice” and guaranteed that Libby will never tell the truth. Wilson knows — and the media who were complicit in the Plame leak know — Bush is complicit in the cover-up and obstruction.
Click through to watch the video.

Obstruction of Justice, Continued
Bush’s decision … to commute Libby’s prison sentence isn’t just a matter of unequal justice. It is also a potentially self-serving and corrupt act. Was there a quid pro quo at work? Was Libby being repaid for falling on his sword and protecting his bosses from further scrutiny? Alternately, was he being repaid for his defense team’s abrupt decision in mid-trial not to drag Cheney into court, where he would have faced cross-examination by Fitzgerald?

The Historical Origins of Impeachment …The Intentions of the Framers
The following is from a report written and released by the Judiciary Committee in 1974 in the aftermath of the Watergate crisis: “In the [Virgina] convention George Mason argued that the President might use his pardoning power to ‘pardon crimes which were advised by himself’ or, before indictment or conviction, ‘to stop inquiry and prevent detection.’ James Madison responded: ‘[I]f the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds tp believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty.’”
Thanks to Kagro X at Daily Kos.

Prophetic ‘04 Bush Quote: CIA Leaker ‘Will Be Taken Care of’
From January 2004: “If there’s a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is,” Bush told reporters at an impromptu news conference during a fund-raising stop in Chicago, Illinois. “If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of.
And he was taken care of.  Won’t serve a day in prison.

Attorneys see irony in Libby case
WASHINGTON – President Bush knew what he was getting in 2001 when he made Reggie B. Walton one of his first picks for a seat on the federal bench: a tough-on-crime judge with a reputation for handing down stiff sentences.
And some see hypocrisy, Associated Press.

Rove, indictments, and security clearances
The AP reported that several interesting documents related to the Plame leak investigation were unsealed late on Friday, and among the revelations are insights on Fitzgerald targeting Rove. As one judge wrote, “Regarding [Time reporter Matthew] Cooper, the special counsel has demonstrated that his testimony is essential to charging decisions regarding White House adviser Karl Rove.”… And yet, while we were learning about Rove just barely skating by on an indictment, we were also learning that Rove’s security clearance at the White House has been renewed.

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