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Milton Bradley · Dec 12, 2007, 01:05 am

Bush pardons do not include Scooter Libby - CNN.com

Quote:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush granted pardons Tuesday to carjackers, drug dealers, a moonshiner and a violator of election laws, but not to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, his vice president's former top aide who was convicted in the case of the leaked identity of a CIA operative.

In all, Bush pardoned 29 convicts and reduced the prison sentence of one more, in the end-of-the-year presidential tradition.

Justice Department spokesman Erik Ablin said Bush has granted 142 pardons and commuted five sentences since taking office in 2001 -- lagging far behind the pace set by most modern presidents.

The list was issued with little fanfare Tuesday afternoon by the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the Justice Department. Bush was not expected to issue any more pardons this year.

In July, Bush commuted Libby's 2 1/2-year sentence, sparing Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff from serving any prison time after being convicted of perjury and obstructing justice. Libby, who recently dropped appeals to have his convictions overturned, has paid a $250,000 fine and remains on two years probation.

I am somewhat surprised he didn't pardon Libby, but when you glance down the list a little further, you can see Bush is basically a crook at heart.

Of course, the President is "not expected" to hand down any more pardons, but I don't think we can truly rule it out yet either.

**Jack** · Dec 12, 2007, 01:30 am

To revisit his years as the governor of Texas, he will no doubt order 500 executions to be enacted in time for the holidays.

another day · Dec 14, 2007, 10:48 pm

What the hell is this "customary pardonning" crap??

How do you think the poor guy/woman who got carjacked feels that his attacker gets off scot free because of some insane presidential tradition?

Zeebadee · Dec 14, 2007, 10:57 pm

I yearn for the day that the news includes the item that bush himself was not included on the pardon list.

Milton Bradley · Dec 14, 2007, 11:00 pm

I wholeheartedly agree with the last two posters.

Enrenched corruption, that's my only anser. Not the tradition itself, I mean, after all, the country was born of war, but the crooks that make the list these days, I'll tell ya...

Dec 12, 2007, 01:30 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13,000	To revisit his years as the governor of Texas, he will no doubt order 500 executions to be enacted in time for the holidays. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)

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another day slipping sand Posts: 1,802	What the hell is this "customary pardonning" crap?? How do you think the poor guy/woman who got carjacked feels that his attacker gets off scot free because of some insane presidential tradition? What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! The paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me; no, nor woman neither..

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Zeebadee Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,713	I yearn for the day that the news includes the item that bush himself was not included on the pardon list. "Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied." - Leonard Cohen

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Milton Bradley BANNED Location: Ohio Province, Rep. of Comerica Posts: 7,320	I wholeheartedly agree with the last two posters. Enrenched corruption, that's my only anser. Not the tradition itself, I mean, after all, the country was born of war, but the crooks that make the list these days, I'll tell ya...