Now that Libby's a done deal, how about some answers to THESE questions, George?

froomkin...

* Does the president approve of Libby's conduct?

* On whose behalf did Libby act?

* Did the White House make any sort of a deal with Libby or his defense team?

* What did Bush know and when did he know it?

* When did he find out that Karl Rove and Libby had both leaked Plame's identity? Before or after he vowed that any leakers would be fired? Did anyone lie to him about their role? Why didn't he fire them?

* How does the conduct of his aides comport with Bush's vow to restore ethics to the White House? How does the commutation?

* What factors did the president take into account in deciding to commute the sentence?

* What does the president consider an appropriate punishment for perjury and obstruction of justice?

* What was Cheney's role in the commutation?

take your time, george... don't rush... it IS, after all, the 4th of july, the day we celebrate the constitutional principles on which the united states was founded, and you no doubt would like to take some time to observe the day... otoh, do you suppose you could have some answers ready, say, by friday evening...? we know the tradition of the friday evening news dump, and, being a holiday week and all, maybe there won't be so many people crawling all over them then... whaddaya say...?

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