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TheOtherWA wrote on January 13, 2007 11:16 PM:

Quote: Who will be the first radio talk show host to denounce Cheney's former chief of staff as an aider and abettor of terrorism?

Ha, ha, ha! You're funny, Justin! A rightwing blowhard criticizing Libby, former member of Cheney's inner circle? Good one.

merlallen wrote on January 14, 2007 6:32 AM:

So they defend traitors, too?

Gabriel wrote on January 14, 2007 10:10 AM:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, defenders of terrorists and traitors. Nice.

Focaccina wrote on January 14, 2007 12:24 PM:

The lesson to be learned here is that every individual accused of wrongdoing, whether a well-connected political player or a powerless Gitmo detainee, deserves competent legal representation. Being a lawyer is not about just representing "good guys," however one might want to characterize that. In this country, at least theoretically, we're all innocent until proven guilty. That goes for Gitmo detainees. That goes for Scooter Libby. The fact that Paul, Weiss is defending both proves the point. Stimson, as a lawyer, should not have been in need of having the point proven to him.

jd wrote on January 14, 2007 3:16 PM:

Even Republicans who are for it admit that the "tried and failed" plan of surging with only 20,000 troops represents a desperate attempt that is likely to fail. It's obviously a just plain terrible plan. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16583889/ Bush knows this. He is hiding his real plan, which is really scary given how bad he has been as our Commander in Chief these days.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/14/144743/617

Castor wrote on January 14, 2007 5:17 PM:

Nice to know that "innocent until proven guilty" is no longer a valid statement in the U.S. After all, since none of the 'terrorists' in Guantanamo have been convicted of anything, they must still be considered innocent. Therefore, absent any convictions, the lawyers are defending innocent people...

Boy, I hope that official runs into problems with the law someday... I wonder what lawyer would be willing to represent him...

bones wrote on January 14, 2007 7:43 PM:

I do believe Mr Stimson has broken the extortion laws. He has "threatened" the law firms representing clients in judicial proceedings in order to influence the outcomes of those proceedings. This should lead to his arrest and disbarment, no officer of the court is allowed to make threats of this nature.

Long Memory wrote on January 14, 2007 10:25 PM:

There are many instances of this administration wiping its collective arse with the Constitution. This is probably just one more. Several months there was a list of about 100 of America's biggest companies, who had all decided they didn't want their products advertised on Air America.

Well, what if people in the administration and Congress had approached, oh, say, their lobbyists on K Street and suggested one way to strangle that voice of dissent? It would be a little thing the lobbyists could do for the administration and it wouldn't have cost them as much as, say, a political contribution.

Maybe Congress ought to ask how it came to be that all those companies have decided not to do business with an outfit that the Bushies are uncomfortable with.

ohiomeister wrote on January 16, 2007 1:07 PM:

Top Dems and other leaders should call for Charles D. Stimson to be fired immediately and then disbarment proceedings should be brought against him, since his statements reflect a complete lack of understanding of legal ethics and our legal system.

I also have serious doubts that corporate leaders are in his corner these days as he seems to believe by requesting that CEOs take their business to other firms. Given the number of top firms that are representing Gitmo detainees, especially in NYC/DC, CEOs don't have much choice if they want to work with the best firms anyway.

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