I've heard from Nina Totenberg of the Main Stream Media that Bush "only" commuted Libby's sentence. That will be the spin from our slave masters, but mark my words, Bush will pardon Libby completely before he leaves office.
The Appellate Court's refusal to spare Libby from jail because he is rich, white, and connected was the trigger that sent Bush scurrying into action to protect his base; the rich, white, and connected criminals that run America.
But he won't stop there. No. This is only an emergency action targeted specifically to the immediate threat of jail. When Bush is in his last throes, he will get rid of the $250K fine and the Federal conviction.
My first thought is to all my black brethren who rot away in jail on drug charges, or worse, who rot away not guilty of even nominal crimes. If I am black, I'm feeling pretty Jacobin right now. America has shat all over you again. Edwards is wrong: there aren't two Americas. There are four or five or six; each level down from the top an increasing hell where new generations are locked out of the opportunities of America by disguised (?) racism and separate and unequal education.
My second thought is to all the Party Faithful and fellow travelers who are fiddling while the world burns. Here's a bit of news: you are wrong and the strident among us are right. Nothing less then a full frontal assault on this rogue regime is called for from this Congress.
A second bit of news; the 2006 Majority depends on Progressives and Independents who were only backing the Democrats because they hate what the Republicans have done to this great country, and have no special love for you. If you think we owe Democrats anything, and that we have "no where to go", you are wrong. So get out your abacus, your green visors, what have you and figure this:
In order to "elect Democrats" you have to keep Independents and Progressives Happy!