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I must admit, for the first time in a long time, I find myself at odds with some of the progressive and left wing commentators on the CIA leak case. I was shocked to open up this article by Robert Parry. I was further dismayed to read a DailyKOS diary by Marcy "Empty Wheel" Wheeler, and hear this interview with former Ambassador Joseph Wilson. All three of these public figures, whom I have come to respect and admire greatly, have the gall to imply that Bush's recent commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence may have amounted to Obstruction of Justice on the President's part- in other words, Bush was afraid that Libby might cooperate with Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald in pointing the finger at Bush and Cheney themselves. So, in their view, he commuted Libby's prison sentence to insure Libby had no incentive to 'sing like a bird'. What is wrong with these people? Don't Wheeler and the rest regularly read their White House talking points? The New York Times and other mainstream papers obviously do, as they have faithfully demonstrated by toeing the Administration line on the Libby pardon. Do Wheeler and gang really believe George W. Bush, whom Noam Chomsky once derisively called the 'most devout Christian since the Apostles', would lie and cheat and obstruct justice? If these alternative media commentators understood what a prayerful and moral man he is, I doubt they would slander our esteemed Leader in such a way. Those of us, who know the real George W. Bush, understand this Godly man has a grand plan for the US that was laid out for him by the Lord. We understand this tough talkin' Texan is on a crusade to right all the wrongs in the criminal justice system: and not just those injustices levied against Neocons, GOP hacks and Bush family friends. No, George W. Bush just had to find someplace to start his mission, and the CIA leak case was as good as any. Libby's sentence commutation is only the kickoff of a much larger campaign of pardons, commutations and the righting of injustices from D.C. to Kalamazoo. First of all, we must assume Bush intends to free all perjurers and obstructers of justice who have been given 'excessive' sentences; which, judging by the fact that Libby's sentence was within federal sentencing guidelines, pretty much means he intends to free them all. Boy, can you imagine what would happened if every perjurer were let free? What a great world it would be! I can see these white-collar criminals walking free from the Minimum Security Facilities as we speak. Now, some nay Sayers like Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, might suggest that such a bold move would cripple America's criminal justice system, since no one would have the incentive to tell the truth on the Witness Stand or cooperate with prosecutors. Yeah, what the heck, Fitz might be right, but since there ain't much justice in our criminal justice system anyways, who cares? Secondly, Bush will give a blanket pardon to all those people hit unfairly with Mandatory Minimums under America's draconian drug laws. You know, the kind of injustice where some mother of two children gets hit with a 20 year sentence simply because she drove her boyfriend to a house to pick up drugs. All these folks should take heart from the Libby commutation and pardon- help is on the way. Next, I conjecture Bush is going to take a look at the cases of anyone on death row whose guilt may be in doubt. And I think Bush will be appalled at the idea that an innocent man could possibly be executed. So I think you are going to see a lot of wrongfully convicted murderers, rapists and terrorists breathe a huge sigh of relief in the wake of the Libby case. Finally, I firmly expect Bush will attack the racial inequities in our justice system. He's bound to see the disproportionate number of poor whites, African Americans and Hispanics serving excessive terms simply because they could not afford a good lawyer. And Bush will do everything in his power to review every case, and find any instance where excessive or harsh sentences were meted out simply because of inadequate representation. Yes, it is going to be a whirlwind of justice this last year and a half of the Bush Presidency. So, buckle up, folks, and watch as the prisons are emptied of perjurers, the wrongly convicted, and the underrepresented. George W. Bush, the Forgiver in Chief, is coming to town. And Parry, Wheeler and Wilson, please cool your heels, and understand that the mainstream media would never, ever cover up for the seedy machinations of a Republican Administration. Not NBC, not the New York Times, not the Washington Post. That could not happen with the 'free press' in America. Not in a million years.
Mike Mejia is a freelance writer residing in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Mejia studied arms proliferation and international trade at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He also interned at the Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS).
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