Scoots

The Bush sentence-commuting of Scooter Libby is astounding. If he really believed the prison term was "excessive" he could have let him go to jail for a while then commuted the rest of the jail time. Instead, he gets a fine and probation. Oooh! That'll teach you not to perjure and obstruct justice!

The president made the decision without seeking any advice from the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the Justice Department, the White House had previously acknowledged.