Sandy Berger's Sentencing Delayed

Remember Sandy Berger? Former National Security Advisor who stole and destroyed classified documents because he feared it would make him and the Clinton Administration look weak on terrorism?

His sentencing was postponed until September, although it's unclear why. Deputy Attorney General James Comey, however, said the following:

"We take issues of classified information very, very seriously," Comey told reporters, before adding, "All felonies in the federal system bring with them the promise of jail time, that's all I can say about that."

Here's my skeptical view as to the delay: AG Alberto Gonzales may not have wanted to pass down a controversial sentence just before a highly contentious Supreme Court battle (in which the recipient could well be Gonzales himself). A bit conspiratorial, but I think that's as good a reason as any.