Political reporters are working overtime to get each elected official's reaction to President Bush's decision Monday to commute the sentence of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Jason Rosenbaum of the Columbia Tribune Political Blog has the reaction of U. S. Senator Kit Bond:
When you look at the question of faulty memory, he obviously was found not to have told the truth based on conflicting testimony," Bond said. "A 30-month prison sentence, the President apparently determined, was far too long and he is going to suffer a greater penalty than many other high-ranking officials have received for much more egregious offenses."
When asked about his personal opinion about the commutation, Bond said that he was "delighted."
"I don’t think that disagreeing with one or two reporters over whom said what to who warrants a 30-month prison sentence," Bond said. "I thought that was too harsh of a sentence. And as a lawyer, I believe that he did not have an opportunity to present his full defense before being sentenced to prison. And I think the president’s action was necessary."
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