Happy Birthday America! via Carpetblogger
On behalf of those of us who are wallowing in post-Soviet, or post-colonial or post-whatever shitholes, trying to beg, cajole and convince the deeply oligarchical that rule of law means "rule by laws, not of men," thanks heaps to The Decider for this! Best. Gift. Ever."Both critics and defenders of this
investigation have made important points. I have made my own
evaluation. In preparing for the decision I am announcing today, I have
carefully weighed these arguments and the circumstances surrounding
this case....
...I respect the jury’s verdict. But I have concluded [emph. added] that the prison
sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive. Therefore, I am commuting the
portion of Mr. Libby’s sentence that required him to spend thirty
months in prison."Fucking banana......