That CNN is seen by the likes of him as screamingly lefty seems to me to be an indication how far to the right the centre is in the US of A these days.

I'm not sure which CNN channels SKY NZ shows, but the two channels I'm familiar with in the US, seem like Fox-lite to me. They have idiots like Glen Beck trying to out-do Bill O'Reilly; and no he's not doing a 'Colbert'.

I was most surprised to hear ("Hardball" on MSNBC) that two of the jurors have already come out and stated that they support/hope that Bush will pardon Scooter. Sure he's the fall-guy, protecting Cheney and co, but they did find him guilty of lying under oath, and he is a member of the Bush White-house administration, so I'd have thought that he deserves to serve some time for his crimes. These sentiments by members of the jury must surely strengthen Bush's case to issue a pardon.