Scooter Libby!

For those that assume the punishment was to harsh for Scooter. If you lie to authorities investigating a murder then you are charged with "Obstruction of Justice Involving Murder," and those charges can be quite harsh. You could serve about ten years in prison.

I'm not sure what "Obstruction of Justice Involving Treason" should equal, but I do think that if your found guilty of treason you might face the death penalty? If someone lied about the truth behind exposing a C.I.A. agent, which would be considered treason, then that person should face the crime.

Basically, this will say to the american public that lying to authorities might be better then ever telling the truth. The public could call it "Scooting the Truth"

Quite a few americans already realize that the police lie to them on a daily basis, and many more learn this valuable lesson on a daily basis. Many police reports are already twisted into what the police believe are best for prosecution, or protection from suit. If you research police training then you soon realize they are being taught "Damage Control," "What to Report and What Not To Report," and other such topics that have nothing to do with doing there jobs better.

Scooter is just another soldier who will most likely go onto becoming rich from his book deals and will move away to some island nation. Why would he ever be worried about practicing law again if he was on the forefront of such a dramatic issue.

In the years past treason meant something, and today treason is left up to the media to define. The media waits to take the pulse of the public by polling, and the public waits for the media to once again take there lead role.

It's as if americans and politicians seem to dance around the truth, as if to believe treason is not possible in this country. Why can't americans say what they think anymore without being accused of high crimes. It is alleged that "Scooter" did, or he lied about who did?

Americans have the legal right to disagree without being tapped, and George has said so.

Thank you, George.

Jeremy