The Anger Is Palpable

Editorial boards across the country are incensed.

Libertarians are incensed (though I don't agree that Dr. Ronald McIver, who was running a prescription mill and getting people hooked on OxyContin, should be set free).

Apparently conservatives are incensed because the President didn't go far enough and outright pardon (don't worry, that's coming).

Fred Hiatt is in mild disagreement, which is the best that can be expected for a palace bootlicker like him who has permanently destroyed the editorial reputation of the Wahington Post.

People are really, really upset that the President (and by President I mean Fourthbranch Cheney) has set a different standard of justice for his friends than the rest of America. They're so upset that they forced a shutdown of the White House comment line. They wish to be completely unaccountable and untroubled by this assault on justice and the rule of law. Leah at CorrenteWire has some other numbers you can dial.

I'll say it again; this President should not be allowed to leave his home, for the rest of his life, without shouts and catcalls and protests by his side. His image should never be allowed to rehabilitate. He should be shunned. There should be daily protests at that monstrosity he'll call a Presidential library. He is easily the worst President in the history of this country.

However, of course, he's not the motivating factor behind this commutation. That'd be the guy who works out of the Executive Office Building. The man whom Libby worked for as chief of staff. The man who thinks he's some other branch of government. I'll deal with him in a later post.

UPDATE: That's an amazing footnote: Scooter Libby was Marc Rich's lawyer. Here's hoping some Democratic talking heads mention that.

UPDATE II: Rick Perlstein on Bush, Libby, and My Lai.