Scooting free

No man is above the law. Unless he's a Republican administration official:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush has commuted the prison term of former White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who faced 30 months in prison after his March conviction on federal charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.

Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted in March of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to
investigators probing the 2003 disclosure of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson’s identity. A federal judge in Washington sentenced Libby to prison in June, and a federal appeals court rejected the ex-official’s bid to remain free while appealing his conviction earlier Monday.

In a written statement issued hours after that ruling, Bush called 30-month term “excessive.” But he also rejected calls for a pardon for Libby, and said the onetime adviser will still have to pay a $250,000 fine and remain on probation for two years.

Mark my words, it won't be long before the righties are all watching "Scooter and Friends" weekday mornings on Fox Noise. I guess it's justice. This is a country that let Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walk around free men. Just don't sell someone a little pot and you'll probably steer clear of the slammer.

UPDATE: Speaker Pelosi says it well:

The President said he would hold accountable anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak case. By his action today, the President shows his word is not to be believed. He has abandoned all sense of fairness when it comes to justice, he has failed to uphold the rule of law, and he has failed to hold his Administration accountable.

Just another lie from Dubya.