Libby is in the news today. His
lurid novel is drawing a lot of attention, and Sen. Bob Graham is
sounding off about the seriousness of Libby's alleged crimes, and how Cheney must be involved.
''This was one of the most reprehensible and damaging breaches of American security in modern times,'' said Graham, who was chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the fall of 2002, when the administration made its case for war against Iraq.
Graham called on Cheney to ''defend and explain himself'' in the wake of the indictment of Cheney's top aide, Lewis Libby, on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in the CIA leak case...''It's impossible to believe that Scooter Libby would have done this on his own, but rather this was part of a larger conspiracy...''
Now we learn that a news conference is scheduled for this afternoon in which Dems are demanding that Bush not pardon Libby.
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This from
Rawstory Democratic senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will call on President Bush to pledge that he will not pardon Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby if he is found guilty in connection with his role in the CIA outing case.... .
The letter is to be released around 2:15 pm ET. An aide tells RAW STORY the letter is "part of a sustained campaign by the Democratic leadership."
Keeping up the pressure. Go to it, Harry.
Arianna had a
good piece on the pardon issue last night.
Oh, yes, I almost forgot about Libby's book.... send
a copy to yer local fundo megachurch:
A 10-year old girl has sex with a bear in Scooter Libby's 1996 novel "The Apprentice.
Here are some excerpts from the "creative" mind of Vice President Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff, "Scooter" Libby aka Irving Lewis Liebowitz, whose novel "The Apprentice" is even part of his official government CV.
* a scene of incest between two uncles and their niece;
* a hunter asking his companions if they should fuck a freshly killed deer while it's still warm;
* the description of a prepubescent girl's painted "mound" and pleasing lack of vaginal odor;
* a story about a girl who's kept in a cage and raped by a bear to train her to become a prostitute.
This cheesy item may make it a bit tougher on Libby, indirectly, as
he needs to be able to raise money from wealthy wingers for his $600/hr lawyers.