Pardon me

As soon as the guilty verdict was delived against Lewis "Scooter" Libby on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury, and lying to the FBI, the right wing began calling for a presidential pardon.

Let's take a moment to think back to December 1998, when the Republican-controlled House approved two of the four Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton, accusing him of purjury and obstruction of justice during his testimony to the grand jury regarding the Paula Jones case and his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. So, when a Democrat is believed to be guilty of purjury and obstruction of justice, he's up for impreachment, while a similarly-accused Republican is up for presidential pardon.

Of course, the Senate ultimately acquitted Clinton on both counts by voting on the matter. Which is a little different than having one person decide to give you a free pass to get out of jail.

Maybe the greater irony is that, by taking the rap for his boss, Scooter has saved President Bush from making good on his pledge to "fire the person" responsible for leaking Valerie Plame's identity to the press.