White House says Libby should begin 2-year probation term 'immediately'

[sabra]

Source: USAToday OnDeadline Blog

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First off, White House counsel Fred Fielding says nothing in the clemency decree prevents the the former presidential aide from serving two years of probation, as ordered by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton.

"The President's July 2, 2007 commutation of the prison term released the defendant from the Bureau (of Prisons)'s custody by directing any and all prison terms to 'expire' in advance of all other components of the sentence, which remain 'intact and in effect,'" Fielding writes in the unsolicited letter. "The remaining components of the sentence require the defendand, among other things, to report to the Probation Office immediately to begin his term of supervision."

Read more: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/07/white-house-say.html

[mod mom]

1. WILL SOMEONE PLS STAND UP TO THIS ASSHOLE AND INFORM HIM HE IS NOT

A DICTATOR THAT MAKES ALL THE CALLS!

sorry for the shout, but it's hot & I am doing my part by only using fans instead of AC.

[endarkenment]

2. My guess: no. Nobody will say boo. nt.

[mod mom]

10. oh come on-someone will at least send a letter!

;(

[BOSSHOG]

4. I heard on NPR today

that a GOP leader in Pennsylvania said Governor Rendell is the Governor not the King. Gosh, from the mouths of babes.

[LiberalFighter]

3. If he violates the terms of the probation can he be sent back to jail

to serve the remaining term?

What were the terms of probation?

[aquart]

12. No, of course not. They're just joshing with you.

[Skink]

5. Why not have it start retroactively to when Bush said he'd find the leaker?

hasn't Libby served his time?

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[zabet]

7. I hope..

it is what is considered "intensive supervised probation" where scoot gets visits at all
all hours from his probation officer and has to piss in a cup every time. He cannot leave the
state without permission from his probation officer, etc.
We all know any semblance of probation he presumes to 'serve', will be just for looks. :grr:

[Hawkeye-X]

11. no.. make it that he has to piss in a cup EVERY hour

and his PO tracks his movements every day... and have it billed to Libby for thier time. $10,000/hour

That's punishment enough..

[aquart]

13. Then Bush will issue a commutation of the probation

cause it's just too mean.

NOT EVEN COMMUNITY SERVICE! Which I would make the little shit serve in a VA hospital.

[zabet]

15. I would like to see scooter do community service at the zoo...

feeding alligators while wearing a raw meat suit.

[Dr.Phool]

23. That's cruelty to gators.

Then again, maybe it's not.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. Or a facsimile:

[wordpix]

17. "COMMUNITY SERVICE! Which I would make the little shit serve in a VA hospital."

That would be perfect. Let Fibby empty the bed pans and tubes/bags attached to our soldiers' blown up body parts. Actually, that would be too good a community service job for that BushCo team playing liar.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

24. Don't forget electronic monitoring

Instead of the ankle bracelet Paris Hilton had to keep her confined to her house, why not secure one of those neck transmitters they use to track caribou herds in Alaska. Then all Libby's movements could be tracked on the internet. An example is this one maintained by NOAA: Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (ocean-living creatures). Or they could glue a webcam to his forehead so we can see who comes to see him.

[aquart]

30. You're cruel and I like you.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Why limit the possibilities? Hell, make the damned probation retroactive.

It's over already!!!!

[aquart]

9. Does he report to a parole officer? What happens if he violates it?

Oh, wait. Nothing happens.

I just want to be where judges hang out today, that's all.

Here's a question: Is there anything Bush could do that would be too much for Scalia?

[grasswire]

14. is Fielding also Libby's counsel?

If not, why is he mouthing off? There's NO reason for any comment or recommendations from Libby's former employer's attorney!

[MichiganVote]

16. Shoot, they may as well go for broke and use the sheriff that let Hilton out of jail.

[wordpix]

18. Fielding is trying to convince us the WH is tough on crime. yeah, right, we believe you, asshole

[Vinca]

19. Didn't the judge say you can't have probation if there's no sentence?

These people are trying to back pedal and it won't work.

[spotbird]

20. Grant him immunity

and subpoena his testimony before congress. The President wins because the Democrats in Congress help him to win.

Libby will be pardoned pretending as if he won't be is nonsensical.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. does that mean he can eat out in Georgetown?

oh my!

[Miss Chybil]

22. Judge Bush

NOT!

[mvd]

26. Yeah, because..

probation is a comfy little sentence where he won't feel obligated to talk to reduce his sentence.

[MiserableFailure]

27. Fred Fielding is fucking WH counsel?

The guy from the Reagan years? When the fuck did this happen?

This must be his son right? I could have sworn Fred Fielding was WH counsel under Reagan

[Justitia]

28. Yup. He was Nixon's lawyer too. Gee, Nixon, Reagan, Bush - sounds kinda bad, no? -eom

[Justitia]

29. What? No Medal of Freedom???!!! Outrageous!!!! -eom

[BikeWriter]

32. Yeah, "You did a good job, Scooter!"

[BikeWriter]

31. Buck Fush!