Hypocrisy on the Libby decision

Hypocrisy is never a rare commodity in Washington, but it is hard to recall an event that has occasioned more doublespeak than President Bush's decision to commute Scooter Libby's prison sentence. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

This editorial focuses largely on remarks made by Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton, commenting on President Bush's decision to commute Scooter Libby's prison sentence. It contrasts this with their attitudes towards President Bill Clinton's commutation of the sentences of Puerto Rican terrorist group FALN. Based on that incident, the authors conclude that Democratic leaders are hypocritical. It's a rather weak argument, as there are such vast differences between that terrorist group and Scooter Libby's actions. Precious little is said the hypocrisy or Republican leaders who clamored for impeachment of President Clinton a decade ago and now take a very different position on executive privilege. This editorial seems to unfairly take sides on this issue, favoring a right-wing perspective.

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