GOP willing to tolerate crime

Submitted by Jerimee on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 3:09pm

Republicans claim to be tough on crime, but their true priorities are made clear by Bush's recent decision to free Scooter Libby.

President Bush’s commuting the sentence of Scooter Libby is another instance where the law is selectively applied.

Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted by a jury of lying about a national security matter. He now avoids facing the consequences that ordinary Americans would endure.

“It is appalling that, days before our country celebrates the anniversary of our independence, President Bush would be so careless about the ideals that our founders fought and died for,” said NCDP Chair Jerry Meek. “Patriotism is about more than flag-waving. It’s about living up to the country’s promise of equal justice under the law.”

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You gotta see this new web-ad

Submitted by HillWilliam on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 4:36pm.

and send the link to everyone in your address book. Well done!

I've already ranted on BlueNC enough for one day on this subject. Steam is still coming out of my ears.

It's past time to calm down. It's even past time for getting mad.

It's time to get even. Spread the link.

"The most unamerican thing you can say is 'You can't say that'" - G. Keillor

Thanks HillWill

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 4:50pm.

Going to go put it up at my place.

Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.

Tolerate?

Submitted by Unique on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 4:57pm.

Perpetrate, propagate, initiate, conceal, encourage, institute, promote,advocate ... any of those words would do.

I'm sorry, Jerimee - tolerate just doesn't begin to cover the lawlessness behind this regime.

The really crazy thing is that ...

Submitted by persondem on Wed, 07/04/2007 - 3:20pm.

W. has no problem with throwing people who haven't been charged with a crime, much less convicted, into the rathole that is Gitmo. And remember Joseph Padilla, an American, spent 3+ years in jail waiting for his day in court.

I wish W. could live an alternate life. One in which he is not the spoiled brat, rich boy and has to actually work for his daily bread ( or booze). Let him experience 20 years in a trailer park in Waco.

The "have and the have mores" taking care of each other.

Mike

We just didn't understand

Submitted by chartreuse dog on Wed, 07/04/2007 - 4:21pm.

what he meant by "taken care of."

Despite assuring the American people that anyone within his Administration involved in the leaking of classified information would be "taken care of," President Bush commuted Scooter Libby's sentence.