Georgie

Here's what the LA Times has to say:

Do you agree with Pres. Bush that 30 months in federal prison is excessive for telling a lie?

8.3%
Yes

91.7%
No

2260 total responses

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I've received emails expressing shock, surprise, and horror that Georgie would do this. Here's one:

"Not a lot of things amaze me about the smirking chimp, but the Scooter Libby commutation, I have to admit, was a surprise. The King truly is in a world of his own -- which, unfortunately, impacts our world and the worlds of everyone else on the planet."

- Edson

To spare you long, boring, and complex analysis, I offer two simple things:

1. Duh! What does he have to lose? Credibility? Poll points? The '08 election? Nope. Nothing to lose. He could have pardoned Libby then hung himself and let Cheney become president and declare Libby as vice. What are the democrats gonna do? Nothing!
2. It plays to the base. Uh, what's left of the base.

It's nothing more than an "annoy a liberal" schoolboy prank (like Abu Ghraib).