The day just got a whole lot better...Raw Story:
Federal District Judge Reggie B. Walton sentenced former top White House Aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to 30 months in federal prison Tuesday morning in Washington, DC. The sentence came in spite of the pleadings of many Libby friends and associates who said his commitment to public service justified leniency. Libby will also pay a $250,000 fine, and be subject to two years of probation.
"Many defendants are first offenders, most defendants have family. We need to make clear that the truth matters and one's station in life does not matter," said Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, who also serves as the US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, according to a summary of the proceedings at the blog Firedoglake.
Poor Scooter, he was only trying to be your average Bushie. Unfortunately for him, he succeeded.
