Keith Olbermann is easily the most astute and eloquent political commentator on the face of the United States. This is probably his finest piece yet; a searing indictment of the Bush administration's steady march towards corrupt Third World dictatorship.
Brief background for those unfamiliar with the situation:
GWB's aide Lewis 'Scooter' Libby lied in court about the treasonous revelation of the identity of CIA Secret Agent Valerie Plame.
Scooter got caught. Scooter went to court. Scooter was convicted by a jury of his peers of Obstruction of Justice and sentenced to two and a half years in jail, among other things.
Then, this week, GWB slaps the American judicial system and the people of the United States in the face by bypassing all legal protocol and constitutional requirements to commute Scooter's sentence to ZERO freakin' days. Why? Well, "the President thought any jail time was excessive." Ha. Talk about not knowing your limits. Talk about a betrayal of a nation's trust.
Just watch Olbermann. He puts indignation into words better than anyone could:
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