LIbby's sentence shouldnot be seen as a proxy for Bushco.

[Perky]

I know everyone wants a pound of flesh. but Libby was not convicted for outing Plame. The real crimes were ultimaely never really touched.I am not sure he should spend the full time in the pokey if the underlying crimes could not be prosecuted. Anf that is the tragefy.

:shrug:

The fact that Libby lied about who hge told and when he told them is not unimportant, but it is not nearly sas imporatnat ans the underlying crims.

[H2O Man]

1. Respectfully disagree.

As federal Judge Tatel wrote in his concurring opinion in "In re Grand Jury Subpoena, Judith Miller, 438 F.3d 1141, 1182," insofar as false testimony may have impaired the special counsel's identification of culprits, perjury in this context is itself a crime with national security implications. What's more, because the charges contemplated here relate to false denials of responsibility forPlame's exposure, prosecuting perjury or false statements would be tantamount to punishing the leak."

[deacon]

2. The way things are going, his sentence will probably only be

an hour and a half.

[Eagle_Eye]

3. Libby should spend his whole time in the 'pokey'

Al Capone was convicted for Tax Evasion, but everybody knew what he was. We all know what Libby is.

[BeyondThePale]

4. not a proxy, but how about "a hopeful first step"? (nt)