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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

We hold these truths, eh, not so much

Joe Wilson isn't mincing any words. Via Editor and Publisher:
Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of outed CIA operative Valerie Plame, tonight ripped President Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby in the CIA leak case.

Appearing in an audio interview on MSNBC's "Countdown," Wilson called the move the latest evidence that the administration is "corrupt to the core." He added that it meant that the president was now participating in the "obstruction of justice."

Wilson called on both the president and Libby's former boss, Vice President Cheney, to "come clean" on their roles in the leaking of his wife's name, now that Libby has been spared prison. He called the leaking of the name "treasonous."
You know, I don't really have a problem with Republicans being money grubbing, racist, jingoistic jerks, I just want them to follow the law like everyone else. So if they make sure not to chop fruit while standing in ice water without a green card, they can probably avoid doing time.

Let's remember what this was really about -- the disastrous, wrong-headed and foolish invasion of Iraq. Joe Wilson dissented, his wife was punished for his dissent, and now the government officials who did the punishing know they have nothing to fear, and that they can continue to lie with impunity. Doesn't really sound like democracy to me, it sounds like a tin-horn dictatorship.

Basically this is the Cheney administration daring anyone to hold them accountable in any way. Coming as it does right around Independence Day, the commutation is an affront to the Americans who have, over the centuries, fought for and when needed, died for, our liberties.

But I'm certain that the cable news outlets will have helicopters up this morning, following every move Scooter makes and whipping up some genuine outrage so that Bush has to reconsider. Worked in LA anyhow, but then again, that was an important case involving a DUI and a celebrity.

Let's look in (LIVE!) at some cable news at this hour....nope, it's still the adult diaper hour.

So as you celebrate this Fourth of July, please remember that all of us are created equal, it's just that some of us are more equal than others. It's always okay if you're a Republican, they've got your back. Laws are for the little people to follow.

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