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Clintonlies

The Clintons are the scum of our political society and the sad part is that many of the liberals love them and would love to see them in power again.  I knew when President Bush commuted the sentence of Scooter Libby that the Democrats and media would be all over him for it.  I knew we would see the standard double standard that we always see from the left, why should this be any different?  What did catch me slightly off guard was the arrogance from the Clinton’s regarding Bush’s decision.  You see a strong case could be made for commuting and/or offering a full pardon to Scooter Libby.

• Before Fitzgerald ever questioned Libby he already knew that Richard Armitage was the one who gave up her information to the press.  
• She (Plame) was not a covert CIA agent at the time so how was she “outed”?
• If she was not covert and Libby did not tell the press, and if Fitzgerald already knew who did leak it why put Libby on trial?  And is it possible that Libby truly forgot what was said to whom on what exact date?  Could it not be an innocent mistake and not a cover up of a crime that did not happen?

These are valid questions where one could argue that 30 months in prison is too much time to serve.  So how is it that the arrogant Clinton trash would have the audacity to question Bush’s decision to commute the sentence for Libby when he is guilty of far worse?

“Yeah, but I think the facts were different,” Mr. Clinton said. “I think there are guidelines for what happens when somebody is convicted. You’ve got to understand, this is consistent with their philosophy; they believe that they should be able to do what they want to do, and that the law is a minor obstacle.”

Are you kidding me?  If I am not mistaken (and I am not) Mr. Clinton pardoned his own half brother on his last day in office!  His half brother!!  So who is it that has the philosophy that they can do whatever they want and that the “law is a minor obstacle”?  Clinton issued 140 pardons his last day in office alone!  That is 27 more that George W. Bush has granted in his whole entire term in office!  Now he and his wife want to criticize Bush for commuting Libby’s sentence as if they have any moral grounds to do so?  Clinton was pardoning his own family and that is ok but Bush better not pardon anyone for covering up a non-crime!  Clinton also pardoned Marc Rich thanks to his former wife’s large campaign contributions to Clinton and his library.  The list goes on to include a few drug dealers, several involved in fraud, tax evasion, possession of stolen goods and on and on.  Take a look for yourself, Clinton pardoned all kinds of criminals including terrorists and yet he still has the audacity to question President Bush?

Now I am willing to debate the case of Libby and the questions of the Federal Sentencing guidelines as I agree that Bush’s decision brings up some valid questions about others in similar situations.  If this is too harsh of a sentence for Scooter then should not the same hold true for all Americans?  Here are some examples of that.

What I cannot deal with is the hypocrisy from the Clintons and the left that somehow justifies his actions but condemns those of President Bush.  But then whoever claimed that the left held themselves to the same standards?  If they did then Clinton would need a pardon himself for his lies under oath in the Jones case where he was was held in contempt!  I know, the liberals always say that does not count because it was about sex and everyone lies about sex.  So who gets to make the decisions about what it is ok to lie about?  If it is ok to lie about sex in a sexual harassment case is it ok to lie about a non crime in a non crime case?  Who gets to decide?  Does this mean that Clarence Thomas could have lied if he needed to (although he was not the one caught in lies, it was his accuser Anita Hill that was caught lying)?  Liberals will try to justify anything as we have seen evidence of all too many times.

I am just getting tired of these liberals and their double standards.  I am especially tired of the Clintons, and they should be the last ones to ever question any pardon from any president!