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President Bush commutes Scooter Libby's Sentence: from the Best Blog Writer on the Web:

For Bush, this gambit comes at the perfect time, though I’m not sure how helpful it will be for Republicans in the long term; the President’s decision to commute the sentence should take the spotlight off of his Immigration Reform Bill debacle, at least for the time being — but it will also turn the public conversation to political favoritism, and already, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer are positioning themselves for high moral dudgeon.

And, to add to the drama, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden wants an outraged public (read: progressive partisans who want to keep their lone, pitiful, dishonestly acquired scalp) to dial-up the White House and express their OUTRAGE!

As Jeff goes on to explain how Republican Presidential candidates can turn this into a campaign issue, in our favor, given the weakness of the original conviction. Then, this line from Jeff (I remember him posting for Giuliani, with Fred, at best, as a VP candidate:

For what it’s worth, my money is on Fred Thompson. Should he (ahem) ever announce.

(emboldening mine)

So, on the heels of the immigration success (well, for most Americans it was a success) comes the Pardon we've been waiting for.

Now, for Thompson's announcement, and we'll have a political hat trick...

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