Paris Hilton Great American
In "United States vs. Holland" the Supreme Court stated that "Perjury, regardless of the setting, is a serious offense that results in incalculable harm to the function of the legal system, as well to private individuals." This quote didn’t just jump to the top of my mind. This is how the House Republicans opened impeachment hearings of Clinton on December 10, 1998. This was the same month a Saudi militant named Osama Bin Laden renewed his call for attacks on the United States and Israel declaring he was ‘at war’ with the US. Republicans said Clinton was trying to use that to distract from the 'real issue.' This is just four months after the over 200 US citizens died in attacks on US embassies in Africa.
Last week these same people where up in arm about Paris Hilton skating out a couple of days early for good behavior. Today we learn that Scooter Libby’s sentence was too harsh and has been commutated by President Bush. Apparently he still has to pay a fine, some probation and his reputation is damaged and that was harsh enough for lying in a case that hurt national security.
It is not that I am really that mad about Libby getting off. It is just that I feel bad for Paris. After all, she did her time.