That isn't why Bush granted Libby clemency.
"In a written statement commuting the prison sentence, issued hours after Monday's ruling, Bush called the sentence "excessive," and suggested that Libby will pay a big enough price for his conviction.
Bush didn't substitute his judgment for that of a court and jury on the issue of whether Libby was guilty, or say the decision to prosecute Scooter Libby was improper, or that Libby committed no crime.
Under a Romney presidency, the standard will be Mitt Knows Best. He doesn't have much respect for the doctrine of separation of powers. He wants all the power.
His wife appeared on the View today and talked about how he vetoed a bill for stem cell research because of his moral conscience. Translation: his religious precepts prevented him from signing a bill passed by the legislature.
She also said Mitt has always been pro-life, even when he ran for Governor as pro-choice. "Mitt has always been a pro-life person, he governed when he ran as pro-choice." Of course, that sentence makes no sense, since he wasn't governing when he ran for office. Barbara Walters says, "Explain to me what that means?" Ms. Romney responds with the stem cell research example, saying when it came across his desk, he couldn't in good conscience sign it and that afterwards, he wrote an editorial saying he was pro-life.
Could Mitt Romney be any more duplicitous? How does someone run for office assuring voters he believes one thing, and then veto legislation that is in line with that position because of his moral beliefs, which are the same moral beliefs he held before he ran for office? It's not like he converted to a different religion or found religion after being elected Governor. He's always had those beliefs.
Mitt seems to think he's running for Emperor, not President.
