TheNewsHole has received quite a few comments on the Libby verdict, so many of them making the same duplicate points that we figured we'd dedicate a post to one, so as to avoid the repetition in the comments pages.

The following is an actual comment posted by John Tessen, Chicago -- which we have edited for accuracy purposes...

"Valerie Plame was not a covert agent covered by any law. Richard
Armitage told reporters that she sent her husband, Joe Wilson, on a
trip to Niger. Although he thinks he debunked the claim about Iraq
trying to purchase uranium, the CIA thought his report actually
bolstered the claim and the British government stands by its
intelligence. Wilson also lied about the nepotism involved.
Nevertheless, Lewis Libby was convicted for perjury and obstruction
about no underlying crime.

"Bill Clinton also committed perjury. I don't seem to recall him
going on trial, much less being convicted, though he was disbarred.
Then there's Sandy Berger, who stole classified documents from the
National Archives on multiple occasions and destroyed them before the
9/11 Commission could get its hands on them. There was no prison time
for him either. I suggest that Libby receive the same punishment as
Clinton for perjury and Berger for stealing national security secrets.
Having a different memory about whom you spoke to about what and when
than some reporters is no worse crime than Clinton or Berger committed."