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President Bush Pardons Pal Lewis “Scooter” Libby

by John P.

George Bush Walking AwayThree weeks ago CBS News reported that Former White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison for lying to a grand jury. Katie Couric said, “…even people with friends in high places are not above the law”.

But as it turns out, they are. Yesterday President George W. Bush commuted Libby’s jail sentence using the rationale that the 30 month term handed down was “excessive”.
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Socrates, and the Problem With Children

April 23, 2007

Could it be that people have always thought that the “youth of today” are different than each of us was as a child? “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of [...]

Power Corrupts, Absolutely

September 8, 2006

“If the rule of due measure is neglected, and great power is put into things too small — such as sails on ships, food in bodies, or authority to souls — then there is disaster. No mortal, when young and irresponsible, will ever be able to stand in the highest ruling position on Earth without [...]