This is rich: The NYT's editorial board attacks Bush for the "baldly poltical act" of commuting Libby's prison sentence. Down the memory hole we go!The papers' lead editorial -- no surprise -- was about the commutation of the Libby sentence as "Soft on Crime." Aside from the fact that the New York Times is consistently soft on crime (arguing for  more lenient sentencing policies, enhanced rights for criminal defendants, restoration of voting rights for felons, etc.), there is this stunner in the editorial regarding the pressure President Bsuh faced from members in his own party to offer clemency to LibbyBut none of it was justification for the baldly political act of commuting his sentence. Hmmm...how about mentioning President Clinton's pardons that he issued before leaving office-these were certainly more baldly political:Via CNNA vast majority of those who received the last minute pardons are unknown to the public, although the list...(Read Full Post)