Oh please, Lemur. The dems were going crazy about 'Fitzmas' before Libby got tried. We all know being appointed by Bush does not make one a Republican.

whereas today's Republicans believe that lying about a national security issue is a pardonable kinda thing.
A national security issue? Are you aware of what he was found guilty for?

I don't get it. If it isn't a pardon then what is it? If it isn't a pardon then how is it legal under the constitution? Does the President have extra-judicial powers beyond that of issuing an official pardon?
It's commuting - Bush isn't pardoning him for his crime, but changing his sentence to a lesser one.

Don C said he was convicted for what he said after being put in front of a Grand Jury for the fifth time - now why wasn't the prosecutor satisfied with the first four times? 2.5 years is a long time in prison for having a bad memory.

CR