Another Commutation Is In Order

The focal point of the weekly news has been the commutation of “Scooter” Libby’s prison sentence. Living up to his nickname, he has “scooted” right past the barbed wire hotel. But did he ever have a worry? No, because being a bag man for the President and his entourage has inherent privileges not afforded those of the underworld faction.

The Constitution grants the Executive branch certain rights and privileges, among them the authority to commute sentences or pardon convictions. President Bush’s prerogative to do so should remain unchallenged, if for no other reason than to show respect for the Office of the Presidency. For you nay Sayers out there, I would direct your attention to the fact that the legal system sets free, day after day, the perpetrators of much more serious and heinous crimes through the time honored tradition of plea negotiations. However, the President’s record in managing his elective Office has met with an approval rating which leaves him barely treading water and this latest concrete block tied to his ankle will surely take him down for the third time. Not that he cares for his time is soon up, but he should show a concern for the Office of the Presidency and “We, the People.”

The President ‘s Achilles heel has been to surround himself with a cast of characters which could be associated with a group termed the “usual suspects.” Mr. Bush, along with his cohorts, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzales, all notorious for their lack of honesty in dealing with the American public, have depicted a cheery rosy picture of progress, while all the time hiding from the American public the murky shadowy behind the scenes reality of politics.

My friends on the other side of the aisle should refrain from sitting smugly gloating . While this latest morsel of supposed corrupt unethical behavior has whet your appetites for another round of mudslinging, the cancer has spread and overtaken your Party. You received a mandate in the last election to fix things. You have answered with more of the same rhetoric.

A commutation of an excessive sentence is in order for the members of our military fighting in Iraq.