Chuck Schumer is Outraged Over Libby Clemency
by Big Dog on Jul 7, 2007 at 14:53 Uncategorized
Senator Chuck Schumer is outraged that President Bush exercised his Constitutional authority in commuting Scooter Libby’s sentence. Schumer sent an email to people across the country expressing his “outrage.”
“George Bush has commuted the sentence of Scooter Libby and wiped away two and a half years of prison time with the stroke of his pen. President Bush is willfully ignoring Libby’s felony conviction, ignoring the jury’s guilty verdict, and ignoring the rule of law. Our nation deserves better. NewsMax
Another country heard from, as it were. Schumer is real good about getting his dander up over anything Bush or Republican but remains remarkably silent when members of his own party commit real crimes or do exactly the same things. Schumer himself was involved in a crime when he illegally obtained the credit report of Michael Steele, who was running for the open Senate seat in Maryland. Schumer kept the people responsible on the payroll and dismissed the whole incident while distancing himself from it.
Schumer was also one of the Senators who voted not guilty when Bill Clinton was impeached. With the stroke of a pen Schumer helped Clinton escape from facing his crimes. As far as credibility on an issue of ethics is concerned, Schumer lacks any standing. Where, by the way, was Schumer’s outrage when his prophet Clinton pardoned 140 people with the stroke of a pen? Clinton pardoned some folks while active investigations were going on. Clinton also fired every US federal prosecutor in order to remove one who was going after a friend of his in the Congress. Where was Chuck’s outrage?
Chuck Schumer is a loud mouth blow hard who screams about every act of President Bush. Like it or not the President exercised authority given to him by the Constitution, unlike those in Congress who continue to ignore that important document when they enact laws that are not authorized by it.
Schumer is right about one thing. He indicated in his email that “our nation deserves better.” It deserves better than two bit hacks running the place and we would be better served if people like Schumer were to be voted out of office.
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