Oooooh, Libby. I remember that name. I don’t think his sentence being commutted is all too surprising.

His crime was giving up the name of an undercover agent. Who just happened to be the wife of Joseph Wilson. And also just happened that this detail got released after he vocalized his strong doubts about the Bush administration’s justification for the war in Iraq.

Basically the US government’s way of telling critics to shut up or face some interesting consequences.

Libby agrees to take the heat so the government itself doesn’t get accused of this crime and he gets an automatic pardon for his obedience.

So yeah, not surprising at all, in my opinion, anyway. I’m sure he will end up with a full pardon or at most a slap on the wrist. Bush has so far said he hasn’t ruled out the idea and saying it’s a touch decision to give a twinkle of being honest. Just a twinkle.