Cheney "Furious" At Bush For Not Pardoning Libby

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON - In the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss to pardon Lewis (Scooter) Libby - and was furious when President George W. Bush wouldn't budge.

Sources close to Cheney told the Daily News the former vice president repeatedly pressed Bush to pardon Libby, arguing his ex-chief of staff and longtime alter ego deserved a full exoneration - even though Bush had already kept Libby out of jail by commuting his 30-month prison sentence.

"He tried to make it happen right up until the very end," one Cheney associate said.

In multiple conversations, both in person and over the telephone, Cheney tried to get Bush to change his mind. Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the federal probe of who leaked covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to the press.

Several sources confirmed Cheney refused to take no for an answer. "He went to the mat and came back and back and back at Bush," a Cheney defender said. "He was still trying the day before Obama was sworn in."

After repeatedly telling Cheney his mind was made up, Bush became so exasperated with Cheney's persistence he told aides he didn't want to discuss the matter any further.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/02/16/2009-02-16_exvp_dick_cheney_outraged_president_bush.html

[rateyes]

1. He didn't pardon Libby, IMO, to protect Karl Rove...

A pardon would mean complete immunity and thus allow Congress to subpoena Libby and ask him any question about it, and he would have to answer it because his 5th amendment rights wouldn't apply.

[Raine1967]

6. I think you nailed it.

I can't believe Cheney doesn't get this sad fact.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Because he's only one step away from Dickster.

:think:

[Jennicut]

3. Cheney is such a tool. Even Bush had enough of him.

[panader0]

4. One of the few things bush did right was something he didn't do.

[blm]

5. Self serving. He didn't want the pardon up for examination by congress.

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[rurallib]

7. Hope Dick takes him hunting.

[phleshdef]

8. Christ, Libby managed to stay out of jail anyways. You'd think that woulda been good enough for him.

[Deep13]

9. I wish Bush had been able to stand up to Cheney on more things than this.

:(

[samplegirl]

10. How long before Libby releases

a tell all book????????

[Renew Deal]

11. Bush almost did 1 thing right.

Unfortunately he commuted the sentence. I be Libby will be pardoned by some republican president some day.

[gauguin57]

12. Doesn't this make you just want to crack up?

Darth Cheney, Puppetmaster ... screwed by his mumble-mouthed puppet at the 11th hour. This story made my day.

[CatWoman]

13. LOL

I bought and watched "W" this weekend.

The guys has loser running through his veins.

:hi:

[opihimoimoi]

14. Overheard in the Oval Office....Bush to Cheney: "GO FUCK YOURSELF"

[Lil Missy]

15. Cheney is afraid Libby, who took the fall, can testify against him and bring him down.

Oh, and Cheney thinks he's above the law.

[Lil Missy]

16. kick because I enjoy darth cheney getting his ass handed to him.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

17. Just In - World furious at DicKKK for being biggest

asshole on world stage since Josef Stalin.

May that motherfucker die an incredibly prolonged and painful death. Twenty or thirty times.

[NYC_SKP]

18. GW's pissed cuz Dick promised him a stallar legacy if he'd go along....

...with everything. Now that it totally fucked up he's, well, sorry that he fell for it.

[jobycom]

19. My favorite line from that whole article...

"Sources close to Cheney told the Daily News the former vice president repeatedly pressed Bush to pardon Libby..."

Former. Ahhhhh.

[Jamastiene]

20. Lol, Bush abstained.

:rofl:

[kwenu]

21. Sucks to be you Dick!

[sakabatou]

22. Boo-fucking-hoo

[FrenchieCat]

23. IT's all a game.

A pathetic attempt at making Bush look good, so he can get a library funded and some speaking gigs.
Who are they supposed to be foolign? :eyes: