Now I am not a lawyer, and I recoil at the idea of justifying Perjury and obstruction of justice by anybody for any reason. It sets a bad precedent to do so, which is why I was shocked by the Democrats’ defense of Bill Clinton’s perjury in the Monica Lewinski case. I personally think that Libby should not have been prosecuted, but I can understand why a Special Prosecutor might think differently.

Whatever the Special Prosecutor’s motives, though, one thing is perfectly clear: Scooter Libby is the victim of a well planned and well coordinated smear campaign by the Democrats—and the mainstream media—in order to discredit the Bush White House. The investigation was begun to find the perpetrator of a crime that never took place; throughout the investigation leading Democrats lied about what happened, what the investigation was about, and they are still lying about what the verdict means.

Democrats have become masters of the vile art of destroying individuals in order to further their designs for power, but they couldn’t achieve their goals without the active compliance of key members of the media. It was Tim Russert who hammered the nails into Libby’s coffin, and it is the New York Times which has relentlessly and shamelessly promotes the conspiracy theory that underlies the smear campaign.

The only reason why leading Democrats continue lying about this case is that the media doesn’t just let them get away with it, they actively encourage it. Saying or doing anything is apparently just fine as long as it might undermine a Republican administration. And threatening Republicans with jail is as a good a way as any to keep them away from political careers.

Leftists have been losing in the court of public opinion. In fact, one of the key factors in many Democrats’ victories last fall was the implicit promise that they wouldn’t act like liberals, raising taxes and sending spending through the roof. For decades the Democrats’ response to this is to pursue their agenda through the Courts.

First it was using the courts to get policy victories. Today, it is using the criminal courts to harass their opponents.

It’s time to stop this madness. Bush should Pardon Scooter Libby today.