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br> Austin, Texas /p> p> Regarding a pardon for I Scooter Libby for charges of perjury and obstruction, why hasn't anyone thought to ask the opinion of someone with genuine insight on such things, Sen. Hillary Clinton? I recall her telling Matt Lauer in Jan.1999 that regarding charges her husband committed the same crimes, "if true, it would be very serious indeed." I Don't recall another word on the matter from the woman once voted the ABA's "Lawyer of the Year" who aspires to be our next President. br> -- Tim O'Neill br> Pompano Beach, Florida /p>

President Bush must pardon Scooter Libby if either these two events unfold: 1) Patrick Fitzgerald insists on sending Scooter Libby to jail before appeals are heard or 2) Appeals will not be heard before the President leaves office.

I am not a legal scholar but it is obvious to me that Mr. Libby deserves, at minimum, a new trial. The jury foreman should have never been on the jury since he and a key witness, Tim Russert, were neighbors that knew each other. Running out of juror challenges is still no reason to put such obviously biased people on the jury.

There should have never been a trial since there should have never been an investigation. Mr. Libby's only real crime here was cooperating with the prosecutor with a faulty memory of events and times. He did in no way disclose the identity of any covert agent. In retrospect, I believe Mr. Libby would have used "Hillary's Thesaurus" and simply said he could not remember in a dozen or more different ways.

p>Some pundits are saying that a pardon would hurt Republicans in the 2008 elections. I predict the opposite reaction: Conservatives and many moderates will support Republican candidates in larger numbers once the President has shown some spine. Liberals would be irate about a pardon but would never support a Republican for any reason. br> -- Bob Staggs br> Goshen, Kentucky /p>

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