Cox: Bush was wrong on Libby. Republican (Atty Gen) raps commutation

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Cox: Bush was wrong on Libby

Republican raps commutation

July 12, 2007

BY KATHLEEN GRAY

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Add Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to the list of Republicans taking hard shots at President George W. Bush.

Cox harshly criticized Bush on Wednesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, saying the action sends the wrong message.

Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced to a 2 1/2-year prison term after his conviction on perjury and obstruction-of-justice charges in connection with the leak to the news media of the name of a CIA agent. Bush commuted Libby's sentence July 2.

"It was plain wrong all the way around," Cox said. "We can't let people run from the obligation of telling the truth."



Read more: http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/NEWS06/707120364

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This is today's headline article from the Freep. Front page, above the fold.

[indepat]

1. And a likely response to AG Cox: a middle finger and truth, smuth

[Amonester]

2. Why do Republican bots always have to wake the f up only AFTER

the DAMAGE is done?

(Ok. I know the answer.)

[babylonsister]

3. Good; the more that chime in, the merrier. nt

[MasonJar]

4. At least it is a tiny bit harder for the "Decider" to fire an AG these days.