[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SCOOTER LIBBY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, no town likes a scandal, real or invented, 
more than Washington, DC, and the latest news involving Scooter Libby 
has the Beltway crowd abuzz.
  Madam Speaker, if Scooter Libby broke the law, he should be held to 
account. But with all the attention being paid to this scandal, I can't 
help but think of the double standard that seems to be at play here. 
Scooter Libby is being prosecuted for the exact same offense that 
ensnared former President Bill Clinton, lying under oath, perjury and 
obstruction of justice. But the same people today who are calling for 
Libby's head were insisting back then that Bill Clinton's offense was 
no big deal. And the hypocrisy doesn't end there. Where was the liberal 
outrage when Sandy Berger was caught destroying classified documents 
and received a slap on the wrist? What about sweetheart land deals or 
refrigerated cash?
  Madam Speaker, the American ideal is equal justice under the law. 
Let's enforce the law, and let's do so equally, regardless of politics.

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