Cheney: Bush was wrong not to pardon Libby

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Weekly Standard

Cheney Speaks Out on Libby
Former vice president calls prosecution a "serious miscarriage of justice" and disagrees with Bush's decision.
by Stephen F. Hayes

Former Vice President Dick Cheney disagreed publicly with his boss just four times in the eight years they served together. Yesterday, however, on the first day after the official end of the Bush administration, Cheney disagreed with George W. Bush once more.

Cheney told THE WEEKLY STANDARD that his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, whom he described as a "victim of a serious miscarriage of justice," deserved a presidential pardon.

Asked for his reaction to Bush's decision Cheney said: "Scooter Libby is one of the most capable and honorable men I've ever known. He's been an outstanding public servant throughout his career. He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice, and I strongly believe that he deserved a presidential pardon. Obviously, I disagree with President Bush's decision."

Bush's decision not to pardon Libby has angered many of the president's strongest defenders. One Libby sympathizer, a longtime defender of Bush, told friends she was "disgusted" by the president. Another described Bush as "dishonorable" and a third suggested that refusing to pardon Libby was akin to leaving a soldier on the battlefield. They believe that the prosecution of Libby was riddled with inconsistencies and double-standards. Not least of those is the fact that former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage, who leaked the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame to at least two reporters, was never charged. And Fitzgerald had known from the outset of his investigation that Armitage was the
leaker.

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[Happyhippychick]

1. Cheney calling somebody "honorable" is akin to the rest of us calling himn "dickhead".

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Amazing. I agree with Cheney.

Libby WAS "victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,".

It should have been CHENEY that took the fall. (though i wouldn't mind at all BOTH of them going down).

[Virginia Dare]

3. Victim? He was a victim? You sure about that Dick?

not a thought about the people who are dead or seriously compromised over what you and Scooty did, huh? That's our Dick!

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I hope the day come soon when no one will bother to quote Cheney.

Nothing he says will be worth putting into the media.
Personally I could not care less what that man says or thinks.
Just put the evil SOB in jail and let him rot.

[BOSSHOG]

5. Sure dick people who commit treason should be given a medal by the president

[SunsetDreams]

6. Neither Bush nor Cheney have any credibility

so who cares what they have to say?

[nichomachus]

7. Libby's conviction WAS a serious miscarraige of justice

He should have been convicted of treason, along with Cheney.

[auburngrad82]

8. Well, Libby WAS only following Cheney's orders

Cheney is really the one who should be in jail.