07-03-2007, 04:31 PM
Quote:Libby's neocon buddies will doubtless pass the hat and get his fine taken care of, if he doesn't just handle it from his own personal wealth.
If this is a felony conviction, he can't vote, nor buy firearms.
The conviction stands until W pardons him at the end of his term, or, W thumbs his nose at Scooter, because he can, and lets it stand. Given the recent four part series in the Washington Post about Dick Cheney, it may be that W is irritated by some of the things his top adviser and team have done, so since Scooter isn't "W's" boy the way Rove is, he is not obliged to pardon him.
If he's not pardoned, I suspect he can still take the 5th if Congress or some prosecutor wants more testimony. Commuting the sentence wouldn't affect that.