Liar in the White House

Let's interrupt our reporting on China's NPC session today for an interesting development in Washington. One of the most disgusting neocons, Scooter Libby, has been convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and lying under oath. (Washington Post: For an Opaque White House, A Reflection of New Scrutiny)

Let's add immediately that, yes, he is a scapegoat. Cheney and Bush himself should be in the dock, convicted and dragged away in chains to the nearest maximum security prison. (I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bring up the death penalty here).

Finally some of the perpetrators of the lies and false intelligence that led to the invasion of Iraq are being brought to justice. The big question is: will Bush grant Libby clemency? The Democrats all say: don't! After more than 70% of voters at an online CNN poll said Libby deserved the verdict, the poll was quickly taken off-line by the neocons at CNN. VP Cheney felt oh so sorry for Libby and his family. Did he ever felt sorry for the 650,000 Iraqis who were murdered as a result of the U.S. invasion?

Pardoning Libby is political suicide, but Bush is stupid enough to do it anyway. And no, even convicted, Libby is not the biggest liar in the White House.