sentences:  Much of this commentary obscured the fact that the clemency power provided the President with several options short of a full, unconditional pardon.In an op-ed published in "The Washington Post", former federal prosecutor and conservative activist William Otis argued the sentence was too stringent and that, instead of pardoning Libby, Bush should commute his sentence.After the sentencing, Bush stated on camera that he would "not intervene until Libby's legal team has exhausted all of its avenues of appeal ...