Why pardon? Libby will only do a year or two?

[Stevendsmith]

Is it worth the heat the administration will take for granting the pardon?

Is it a matter of principal for BushCo?

Is it to shut Libby up?

Help me out here?

(Note: I do realize that a year or two in prison is no small hardship)

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

1. He'll be pardoned,...on the last day of BushCo's reign.

His attorneys' will file an appeal to keep him out of jail. Then, they will withdraw the appeal, at the last minute, to receive a pardon.

See me wrong on this prediction.

[Kutjara]

2. Libby will probably come down with that reversible form of Alzheimers...

...that appears to be rife in the white collar criminal fraternity. Like Ernest Saunders of Guinness and General Pinochet of Chile, he will suffer a precipitous decline in his mental health, occasioning an early release from prison, whereupon he will experience a miraculous "cure."

I'm surprised more scientists aren't keen to investigate such cases of spontaneous Alzheimer's remission. Surely they must point the way to a cure.

[global1]

3. What Heat Will This Administration Take? .....

really * has thumb his nose and given us the finger many times before. He doesn't care. He's a lame duck anyway. He's the decider. He is shameless. He thrive's on the heat.

The pardon is to shut Libby up before the Dems begin hearings on this. Nip it in the bud before they get started. This is more than just the outing of a NOC. This is about dummying up justifications for this 'so-called' war. They lied. They know it. They know it is treasonous. They need to pardon Libby now - before heat that they can't take is foisted upon them.

[Stevendsmith]

4. A pardoned Libby would still be under oath in congressional hearings.(n/t)

[emulatorloo]

6. A pardon will make it clear Cheney is GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY and bushboy is covering up.

I just don't think it would be good for Bush.

I just don't think Rove would advise it.

Because if it isnt good for Bush, Bush won't do it.

[KharmaTrain]

5. History Has Been Written

Ford's pardon of Nixon didn't make Nixon not guilty, nor did the pardons Poppy booosh shoveled out in '93 did nothing to remove the taint of Iran-Contra. Yesterday's verdict is history...a member of the booosh regime was found guilty and a pardon will just emphasize not only the guilt involved but the others who were complicit. This phase is over, the next one begins.

There's a civil trial that can now move forward that will compell Mr. Libby as well as crashcart, rove, fleischer and others to testify. No pardon will prevent the discovery and the possibility of furhter perjury or greater findings. There also now can be a Congressional investigation into the matter without having a judicial investigation in the way.

This is far from the end of this regime's problems. Personally, I could care less of this POS does time or not...it's the fact he's now a convicted felon and he always will be. He can no longer serve in government or hold a law license. His ability to lie and manipulate is gone. One more laywer of the onion. There are sure to be more on the way.