Scooter Libby Cannot Delay Sentence – CommonDreams.org

A federal appeals court panel has unanimously ordered that a former White House aide, I. Lewis Libby Jr., is not entitled to remain free while he appeals his convictions for obstruction of justice, false statements, and perjury in connection with an investigation into the leak of a CIA officer’s identity. Barring intervention from the Supreme Court or President Bush, Libby is likely to be required to report within the next few weeks to begin his 2 1/2-year prison sentence.

I think this sucks. Libby should not be going to prison under these circumstances. The fish rots from the head. Scooter should certainly be packed off to the Graybar Hotel, but only on the heels of Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft, and Rove.