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Originally Posted by joeswamp

Remember this was a perjury trial, they weren't prosecuting anyone for actually outing Plame. Plame wasn't exactly 007, but she was a field agent and so it's still a pretty serious crime. It's a tough crime to prosecute however because there's a high burden of proof.

I think what happened here is that Karl and Dickie and friends wanted to get this thing over with and so they got Scooter to perjur himself. Don't feel bad for him, this is just part of his job. He's going to be improving his tennis game at Club Fed (and will probably be earning a salary through some slush fund), then Bush will pardon him and he'll be back at work for some other Republican. This is just how it works; look at Elliott Abrams: Convicted for Iran-Contra, pardoned by Daddy Bush, and now works for Bush Jr.

The only thing that annoys me about it is the taxpayer money that was spent prosecuting him. They should just point out that because of presidential pardons, people like Scooter (and Cheney and Rove) are effectively above the law.

Incidentally, the guy who got us presidential pardons was none other than Alexander Hamilton, who thought the US should be governed by a monarchy.

i'm sure you are right with everything except he won't get another job in politics.