Why Was Martha Stewart Indicted?

Ruben Bolling explains.

Comments

[The Mountain Goat]

America has a penchant for building people up and then reveling in their downfall. Martha did nothing wrong. She probably did nothing illegal, either, unless we invent a new crime: obstructing injustice. Funny thing, I can recall playing phone tag with my broker, and him telling me later, "I couldn't find you, so I sold anyway" protecting me from the downward slide. When your broker says sell, guess what you do?

[The Green Phantom]

The Olson twins in handcuffs...

God, I am so hot...

[Gwyn Thomas]

I'm more sanguine about Ms. Stewart's chances after seeing the prosecutor Mr. Comey popping up with alarming frequency on local TV here.That's usuually the sign of a prosecutor with a case that's a hard sell.They're also stressing Comey's physical resemblance to James Stewart,an interesting bit of personal vouching.

[MP]

Forbes tears apart the indictment and makes some interesting abuse of power arguements.

[Keith]

Reuben Bolling is the finest political cartoonist in the country right now. Generally leftish, but in such an intelligent, not bludgeoning (ya hear me, Ted Rall???) way.

I sent Reason a letter-to-the-editor clipping from Tom the Dancing Bug about "everyone supports the free market" back in 1999.

[Kevin Carson]

Keith:

Yeah. I myself liked the "Bush & Cheney's guide to getting rich" strip just before the 2000 election.

As for Martha Stewart, she is a litmus test of libertarian purism. Anyone who is willing to see her go free on principle, despite their personal dislike, passes with flying colors. I grudgingly agree that nothing she did should be illegal--but I would mightily enjoy seeing her and Kathie Mee sharing a cell in a "women in cages" flick, just the same.

[Jesse Walker]

Keith: That was you? Thanks for the cartoon -- it ended up on my office door and stayed there until I left Reason's L.A. headquarters for Baltimore.

It might still be there, actually, depending on the tastes of whoever inherited the office.

[Keith]

Jesse:

If it's the one where (if I remember - it has been 4 years) the middle panel is the 16th century puppet-mime artist, yup! Hee hee, I'm glad it got put to good use; and I'm glad you liked it!

Keith

[jacob]

i hear ya on ted rall. jesus, that guy is such an idiot. remember when he said war on iraq was genocide, but a preemptive nuclear strike on north korea would be a great idea?

[Jesse Walker]

Keith: Yes, that's the one. A great cartoon.