BALCO Leaker, Despite Pleading For Scooter Treatment, Gets 30 Months

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Off Topic
Posted on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:09:48 AM EST
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An attorney who admitted leaking the confidential grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes to a reporter was sentenced Thursday to two and a half years in prison, by far the harshest penalty to result from the government's sprawling probe of steroids in sports. . . . White also rejected Ellerman's argument that he should get a lighter sentence because President Bush commuted former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence for perjury to probation. White said to do so would open the door to doling out unduly lenient sentences for other white collar criminals. "If Mr. Ellerman is dissatisfied with his sentence, he should seek a commutation from the president," White said.

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BALCO Leaker, Despite Pleading For Scooter Treatment, Gets 30 Months | 9 comments (9 topical)

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Ellerman (none / 0) (#1)
by wlgriffi on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:15:29 AM EST

Can get in line. Bush is,after all, the "compassionate conservative".

George Bush and Republicans: (none / 0) (#2)
by andgarden on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:21:10 AM EST

soft on crime.

Soft On Crime? (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by squeaky on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:30:07 AM EST

Hardly, They are criminals though, connected at the roots like Aspens. The American ruling class version, of Omerta.


: Maybe, but which statement is more (none / 0) (#4)
by andgarden on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:33:38 AM EST

harmful to Republicans?

: Soft on their own crime you mean. nt (none / 0) (#6)
by lilybart on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 10:07:58 AM EST

Soft On Crime (none / 0) (#5)
by squeaky on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 09:44:52 AM EST

Doesn't wash because everyone knows that they are the world's biggest jailer. Besides we don't want to encourage them, as there is enough execution and unfair sentencing. Corrupt with cronyism, hypocritical, and criminals yes.

As sound byte slogan, not sure what is best, if that is what you are looking for.

apples and oranges (none / 0) (#7)
by diogenes on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 02:37:58 PM EST

The BALCO guy was found guilty of LEAKING, not PERJURY. Maybe if Fitz had an actual case against Libby for LEAKING and had convicted him for it, things would be different.

: Heh (5.00 / 2) (#9)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 04:55:15 PM EST

Yes, it was the LEAKING!!!
You are quite the silly shill.

You know ... (none / 0) (#8)
by chemoelectric on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 03:32:56 PM EST

These cases resemble the Seinfeld show. Just imagine Jerry Seinfeld: 'How come Scooter gets zero and I get 2 and a half years?'