Libby: Leftly Leaning - Wednesday, March 7th
BooMan Tribune contributor, clammyc, has a word of advice for the Bush admin – “Don’t you dare pardon Libbyâ€! Also, Steven D puts the smack down on post-trial exultation with a reminder that with nearly two years to go, there is no limit to the potential damage ahead.
TalkLeft’s Jeralyn gives us the non-lawyer explanation of federal sentencing guidelines along with a prediction of what Libby may realistically be facing.
With the White House refusing to discount the possibility of pardon, John Aravosis from AmericaBlog finds little to celebrate in the verdict.
Over at Hullabaloo, digby has a response for jurors wondering about Rove’s whereabouts.
Hillary Rosen recounts a chance Startbucks meeting with Joe Wilson and offers some regret for the impact this has had on their family. Also at The Huffington post, Arianna provides a preemptive strike against the coming GOP spin.
Posting at the TPM Café, Larry Johnson tasks congress to pick up where the trial left off.
DoubleSpeak sees little hope in Libby’s appellate chances and reminds naysayers that Bush could still pardon Libby after election day has long passed.
At TAP, Jeff Lomonaco sifts through some of the right-wing reactions to the verdict as a process of blaming the jury.
Finally, John at C&L has the audio clip on Limbaugh’s “poking the bear†remark. Also, is this a veiled reference to Libby’s sex scene?