Open Thread

6 Comments

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   CabinGirl on June 5, 2007 at 8:07 am

   Scooter Libby’s sentencing is today, isn’t it?

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     ask on June 5, 2007 at 8:09 am

     The day of reckoning, indeed:

     WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will find out on Tuesday how long he might spend in jail for lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war.

     Though Lewis “Scooter” Libby faces a maximum of 25 years in prison, legal observers say he might never spend a night behind bars, thanks to a lengthy appeals process and a possible pardon from President George W. Bush.

     The prosecutor in the case, Patrick Fitzgerald, has asked U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to impose a sentence of two and a half to three years; the federal probation office has recommended less than two years.

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       boran2 on June 5, 2007 at 8:57 am

       Hopefully G. Gordon Liddy’s old cell is still available.

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       ericy on June 5, 2007 at 9:51 am

       There was some bozo on MSNBC this morning talking about how Bush should pardon Libby.  These people are shameless.

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   RH Reality Check on June 5, 2007 at 10:31 am

   Amie Newman has more about the rift on the right and Tyler LePard examines the rumor that the Democrats will continue funding abstinence-only programs (even though they don’t work AND the funds directly support the Radical Right) at RH Reality Check.

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   mainsailset on June 5, 2007 at 10:40 am

   Via Skippy I see we have a Cat 4/5 Cyclone zeroing in on Oman due to hit Wednesday. Notgoodnotgoodnotgood

   http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/na200702.html