A Harsh Punishment For Mr. Libby
July 3, 2007 6:36 AM   Subscribe

Bush erases Scooter Libby's prison sentence. From his statement: "My decision to commute his prison sentence leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby. The reputation he gained through his years of public service and professional work in the legal community is forever damaged."
posted by hermitosis (24 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously. -- jessamyn



 
dOUBLE!
posted by KokuRyu at 6:38 AM on July 3, 2007


Why do we yawn?
posted by tellurian at 6:39 AM on July 3, 2007 [3 favorites]


Thanks for the post--there hasn't been any news of this on the web that I can find.
posted by DU at 6:41 AM on July 3, 2007


I ruin everything.
posted by hermitosis at 6:41 AM on July 3, 2007


How can he commute it twice? Does Libby have to spend 30 months in Tahiti now?
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 6:41 AM on July 3, 2007 [2 favorites]


This is for prison; the first one was for prison prison.
posted by selfnoise at 6:42 AM on July 3, 2007


They call me an old fart because I'm silent but deadly.
posted by Afroblanco at 6:43 AM on July 3, 2007


Can Bush be twice as evil? An interesting philosophical derail would follow, but it will not fit in the margins of this deletion.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 6:43 AM on July 3, 2007


Prison prison does seem kinda harsh. But you do get to spend an hour a day in regular prison.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 6:44 AM on July 3, 2007 [2 favorites]


Outfuckingrageous!
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 6:44 AM on July 3, 2007


The second commutation is for spending the rest of his life as a Republican. Nobody should have to live through that.
posted by DU at 6:45 AM on July 3, 2007


Now you see in a braided category a double commute can actually be quite interesting but I don't suppose we're doing category theory here.
posted by Wolfdog at 6:45 AM on July 3, 2007


I ruin everything.
posted by hermitosis


No no!!! Just everything you touch!
posted by The Deej at 6:47 AM on July 3, 2007


No, this time he actually erased it. If you look carefully, you can just see the faint letters on the paper, but it's pretty much gone.
posted by pracowity at 6:48 AM on July 3, 2007


Surely this time...
posted by pruner at 6:48 AM on July 3, 2007


the third commutation will be for his sentence in SuperJail!
posted by boo_radley at 6:51 AM on July 3, 2007


hermitosis writes "I ruin everything."

That has to be on your business cards. I like it!
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 6:53 AM on July 3, 2007


o noes!
posted by dismas at 6:53 AM on July 3, 2007


Last comment?

Oh, and fuck Bush.
posted by Dr-Baa at 6:55 AM on July 3, 2007


It seems bizarre to me in this day and age of fast information proliferation that something like this could go undiscussed for so long.
posted by fusinski at 6:57 AM on July 3, 2007


I had originally sentenced you to cutting sarcasm for your easily-searchable, obviously-would-have-been-posted-the-second-it-happened, day-late, newsfilter double; but I will commute your sentence to just mild derision.

*mildly derides hermitosis*
posted by ND¢ at 6:57 AM on July 3, 2007




Is this kinda like "double secret probation?"
posted by ericb at 6:58 AM on July 3, 2007


*mildly derides hermitosis*

Can I still appeal for capital punishment?
posted by hermitosis at 7:00 AM on July 3, 2007


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