In what's certainly my favorite article of the day, Steven White examines the various letters Friends of Scooter Libby sent to the Court to beg for his leniency. The grounds are hilarious: The man may have perjured himself and helped destroy individuals to further a catastrophic war, but is "not the least bit anti-social, but rather is kind, generous, and gently convivial" and will often "crack a joke to lighten the mood of a tense situation." He also lends tools to neighbors, helps dig cars out of the snow, attends bachelor parties, is damn good at Twenty Questions, and gets muddy playing football. Indeed, as Mary Matalin asks, "What further justice could be served by additional devastation to [my children] and the many other children who love Scooter?"
Won't somebody think of the children?
