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Sweet Verdict on Scooter, But Cheney Won't Resign »

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Cheney's fingerprints were all over Libby's crimes. He can hide no longer. But he won't resign because he's a power monger and an ideologue. The Libby verdict should give new impetus to the movement to impeach the Vice President. As one of my favorite bumperstickers puts it, Impeach Cheney First.

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Spadecaller
March 9, 2007, 8:55 a.m.
"There's Mary Matalin, she who cheerleaded for Clinton's impeachment, saying "This is sickening," and even more laughably, "The system is broken."
"There's John Bolton, leader of the neocon pact, saying, "This is just not the way justice should be followed."
"Oh no? You should be allowed to lie to the FBI under our system, and get away with it?"
This crime only led to war not a Clinton BJ.
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Amazing1
March 9, 2007, 9:39 a.m.
Clinton got a BJ and lied in a deposition. He did not lie to the FBI. Bush and Cheney got a war and lied about WMD and an Al Qaeda connection that led us into a war where more than 3100 of our people have died. Clinton ruined a dress. Do give me a break.
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Spadecaller
March 9, 2007, 2:21 p.m.
The large cloud over Cheney grows even darker. Aniokly is whistling in the dark denying reality as usual. Rumsfeld, Delay, Gingrich, Abramhoff,Foley,Taggert, Libby... The junk yard of trashed neocons waits for the next crash. Who's next? Bush, Cheney, Rove, Gonzales ... the field of accidents waiting to happen is loaded with protential. Who's next?
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not2needy
March 9, 2007, 4:43 p.m.
They are dropping like flies!! It's only starting, the cons better get prepared!! Mass Hysteria i predict!
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Searchbeam
March 9, 2007, 10 p.m.
Cheer up, Kel!
If she won't do it on her own, we will find a way to make a deal that she can't refuse!
The gang that is hiding behind her skirt is the one that should be worried right now!
Anti-war movement is gathering steam. It will be interesting to see it roll over the NeoCons and their sympathizers, and also those hide-behind-Nancy's-skirts democrats!
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slate
March 9, 2007, 6:36 p.m.
Giggle.
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NelsonR
March 9, 2007, 7:25 p.m.
Do you conservatives on this thread share in the ludicrous earnings of your Idol Dickie Cheney. If not, should you not request a share of the pie from him. You apparently condone his acquired wealth through fraudulent government contracts. Now if you condone this, isn't it fair that you receive benefits also?
I'm glad I have others to idolize. I'm also sure you condone Newts latest escapades. I live to see what is the next Republican conservative blunder when it comes to morality. They never cease to fail me, one scandal after another. Again, true idols to worship and adore. Good luck until the next episode.
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forte
March 9, 2007, 9:03 p.m.

Our politicians are being the role models of corruption. They are the tax payers employees who take advantage of our money to go on secret trips (like Cheney going into afghanistan without an explanation)show up at the office once a week, hire inexperienced assistants to lie for them, etc...
How about we cease the vote. We are better off without politicians spending trilions to benefit their urges.
Cheney/Bush did everything they could even to the point to protect their buddy, the chief of all evils, Osama Bin Laden!
And the game continues, because the Democrats are just looking the other way and not pressing charges against the 2 all mighty terrorists who are turning the most powerful country into misery.
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NelsonR
March 9, 2007, 9:55 p.m.
Spadecaller - Now I do not like Cheney any more than most but ever time an article appears, that photo of him appears. Can you add a smiley face next time?
Probably though, no photo exist of him smiling or grinning.
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Openeyes
March 9, 2007, 10:09 p.m.
Not so.If you look at the film of him sitting behind bush the lesser at their first press conference after the last election,he was almost laughing.This of course was due to his protege mouthing about energy independance,moral highgrounds,and governmental competance.All of qwhich they consider to be a joke.
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AmusedObserver
March 9, 2007, 10:25 p.m.
The premise of the article is 100% wrong. THERE WAS NO CRIME. The "leaker" was Richard Armitage; he committed no crime. The Special Persecutor KNEW THAT IN ADVANCE, yet he plunged ahead anyway, "investigating" a non-crime. LIBBY SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN QUESTIONED.
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ningyo
March 9, 2007, 10:28 p.m.
as usual..another blog spadecaller has posted as news--and the libscape hyenas are out gleefully picking at the carcas--this is fake news..prosecutorial abuse at its worst..those hypoctites on the left should be outraged about what is a total abuse of power--but you only care when when it fits your liberal agenda..what else is new..like you always like to point out..when they came for libby ..i was silent..because he was a repub..when they came for...etc etc etc..this should a REAL case for the aclu..but its on the wrong side of the body politic..so they could care less---hypocrites all
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Macondo
March 9, 2007, 10:29 p.m.
Scooter felon and scapegoat at the same time.
Cheney untouched so far, a presidential pardon in pending.
Farce. all a big farce.
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alakazam
March 9, 2007, 11:08 p.m.
I am truly sorry but the wishy-washiness of this commentary is sad and silly.
Did they break the law ? Did they lie about breaking the law ? Were they following orders ? Whose orders?
Sounds as if someone should look into it a bit further.
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IcCaRus
March 9, 2007, 11:12 p.m.
i dont think cheney will resign. why would he? he likes being king too much. the only thing that might tempt him is that the sooner hes out of office, the sooner he gets to excercize those haliburton stock options that are waiting for him.
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ningyo
March 9, 2007, 11:16 p.m.
its not a farce..its scary..and something you on the left should be really concerned about--its the ability of the american court system to criminalize a political viewpoint--agree or disagree with the outcome.. thats what this trial was about..and the next rogue federal prosecutor could be coming down your way..its a bad precedent thats been building since nixon..these judges arent elected and cant be removed--which is the real plan from the hard left move-on crowd..and they are using you useful idiots on the left to get there--but you will be the first to go in the purge...your friends..hillary reid pelosi..they're the ones with"rehabilitation" camps in mind..read some history..stalin did the same thing..
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truthiness
March 9, 2007, 11:36 p.m.
Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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msrxbear
March 10, 2007, 2:24 a.m.
Tell me again .... What was Mr. Libby convicted of?
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1stMarDiv
March 10, 2007, 3:54 a.m.
I don't like Cheney but like OJ got away with murder so will Cheney get away with everything he has done! Didn't he shoot somebody? Isn't that attempted murder? I know if I pointed a gun at someone, pulled the trigger and the bullet or shot entered that persons body - I would be in for a world of hurt! I just don't have any faith in justice in this country. Too many guilty people go unpunished and far too many inoccents get the death penalty!
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blinkers
March 10, 2007, 5:37 a.m.
The VP clearly has a charmed life in every way, will probably reach 100 and die peacefully in his bed surrounded by family, friends, and fans.
No-one told us life would be fair, did they?
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k21bl
March 10, 2007, 7:51 a.m.
That old goat (Cheney) is as stubborn as his goofy boss!
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1stMarDiv
March 10, 2007, 6:42 p.m.
If you can get impeached for lying under oath you can definitly get impeached for presenting false evidence to the world for a reason to massacre thousands on thousands of people. So don't tell my generation how to clean up your generation grandpaw!!!
Man Cheney is a killer, the evening news says so, so it must be true!
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TonyByron
March 10, 2007, 9:53 a.m.
This whole thing started because Wilson lied on the front page of the NYtimes about his trip to Niger:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A398
And he continued to lie after that.
Cheney's office had every right to defend against Wilson's partisan lies.
Fitzgerald knew from the beginning who the original leaker was(Dick Armitage)and concluded no crime was committed by him.
His reasoning for continuing a "leak" investigation when the "leak" was not a crime is seen by many as politically driven.
I find it very suspicious that none of the other witnesses were prosecuted for their changing memories or lies.
There were plenty of those.