It is a pity Conyers is so exercised about the one time Bush has fairly exercised his power under the Constitution when there have been so many usurpations of power and outright crimes that cry out for impeachment hearings.
Regardless of what you think of the Libby verdict, Bush has the power to pardon anyone he wants for any reason. Just as President Ron Paul will have the power to pardon members of the Bush administration.

It is sad that the likes of Conyers in the House and Schummer in the Senate refuse to build walls preventing compromise on many issues. They both are political hacks who do not deserve the positions of authority they have attained. People outside the Beltway couldn't care less about the media fueled Scooter Libby trial nor the Justice Department firings.

I don't trust polls, but I do know that even in
my red-state of Oklahoma, the words "pardon"
and "impeachment" popped up in a lot of daily
conversations last week.

Plain folks have a way of seeing the obvious.
Bush bought Libby's silence with that commutation.
And no one doubts that a full pardon will be
forthcoming.

Word of warning. The people are fed up -
with both parties.

Skip Largent

Conyers think's it's his job to baby-sit the Whitehouse when he's involved in his own scandals, the Michigan economy and his district, Detroit, are in ruins. Great job Johnny!

Yesterday the drudge report had a link to a story that the congress had started 300 investigations in the last 100 days. With a bozo like Conyers saying he is going to ask Bush to waive executive privilege so he can start another investigation it is no wonder congress has a lower approval rating the Bush does. I wonder how he would have answered this question if Stephanopoulos had asked him, "Do you think there is a snowballs chance in hall that Bush will waive executive privilege so you can investigate him?"

Rep Conyers is exercising his constitutional duties by performing oversight on the executive branch. It is about time someone did. The last party in power didn't want to hold the executive branch to the standards of the constitution. Look where it got them. For those of you that don't know what a democracy form of government is all about, I suggest you go to the nearest Community College and take a few courses in political science. You could get a new prespective on freedom.

Oh gee, a "political science" major! Impressive. If you think Conyers is concerned with "freedom" or anything other then petty politics, I hope you get to meet him some time. I guarantee it will be quite an experience.......

No, I'm actually a Business Finance Major who took my political science courses seriously. I do believe that Conyers is concerned with freedom. Any American that has kept tabs on the "evil doers" of the Bush Administration should be deeply concerned.

I find it interesting that most Bushie's are arguing that it is ok for Bush to commute the sentence because Clinton pardoned people too. And, Clinton was wrong to pardon people. So far, no arguements of why Bush was right. Probably, because as usual, the moron was dead wrong. He commuted a sentence of a criminal who worked his criminal magic for Bush.

You know the Dems could run a dead goat and still win in 2008.

Nonsense. More party wars. Clinton did far worse than that, in his pardons, which amounted to almost wholesale pardons for way too many people.

While I disagree with what Bush did, he only spared jail time for his scapegoat, which was only fair, since Libby was used as a scapegoat, in the first place.

Libby's sentence was already less than half of what others have been given in the last 12 months for lesser charges. The fact that he was the Administration's and particularly the Vice-president's scape-goat does not lessen the severity of his crime or its interference with the investigation of potential treason or conspiracy to commit treason within the White House.

It is very interesting to note that by commuting Libby's sentence, instead of pardoning him, Bush retained Libby's ability to plead the 5th and avoid testifying in the Plame/Wilson civil suit or in congressional hearings (though perhaps there a grant of immunity could force testimony).

This type of behaviour is a specific example that founding father James Madison cited as an example cause for impeachment.

On the apparently-political firing of US Attorneys, Bush's refusing to allow staffers to testify, including some who WANT to testify, reenforces suspicion that these firings were done under White House direction for political reasons. We would like to get some answers on that serious issue.

The White House has stated repeatedly that they do not feel most laws apply to the President, or that any law applies to the Vice-president. It is time to go back to the US Constitution and address some of these very serious issues.

-DR

Kicking hard to Bush will not result in any change in American policy, unless table is set again in UK and USA. That’s what this whole fear of radical wolf or terrorist attack is all about.
Its not that muslim will get majority seats and have their influence to change the American laws or curb American freedom. Its fear of loosing game by deep governments of united States and Kingdom.
Any pressure on present rulers of USA, Puten, UK will result in more cut on liberties.
God Bless America and Long live Queen.

BTW Read Osama's prediction from 2002,
"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed," bin Laden said as the U.S. war on terrorism raged in Afghanistan. "The U.S. government will lead the American people in -- and the West in general -- into an unbearable hell and a choking life."

Let congress focus on finding immediate solution of role of forces in present situation, rest will fall in place when time is right. Liby/ cheney or Attorney's issue will make atmosphere jittery, which will not be suitable for amicable agreement on priority issues.

THE BEST THING BUSH & CHENEY COULD DO FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE WORLD WOULD BE TO IMMEDIATELY RESIGN FROM OFFICE AND VOLUNTARILY COMMIT INTO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. IF THEY DO THIS THEY MAY LIKELY BE SAVED FROM ARREST, TRIAL AND EXECUTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES LAWS. FOR THEY WOULD LIKELY BE PLACED IN CONFINEMENT FOR THE REST OF THEIR NATURAL LIVES ON AN INSANITY PLEA. . . . Since the Congress refuses to impeach Bush and Cheney because of their own guilt as accessories before and after the fact to the crimes committed, We need to seek involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney as they both pose a real and demonstrated continuing threat to the world! . . . Sample forms for petitions for involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney are linked to this site so that We the People can take action to seek a removal from office of Bush and Cheney on grounds of mental incapacity. With sufficient financial support to sustain legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, a class action petition will be filed seeking involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney. (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/) PETITION FOR ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AND TREATMENT OF GEORGE WALKER BUSH (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Petition to DC Attorney General. Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/Petition%20for%20commitment%20of%20GWB-1.pdf) Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang B.S., Highest Level of Academic Honors at Graduation, 1997 Messiah College, Grantham, PA