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July 4, 2007
Dems Are Better at Pardoning
Moonbats are right to bark in self-righteous disapproval because Bush commuted Scooter Libby's absurd sentence. Rather than attempt to split the baby Solomon style, he should have just pardoned Libby — unless he thinks the guy really is a criminal, and not just collateral damage in a partisan witch hunt.
You have to hand it to Bill Clinton — he knew how to pardon. For money or political leverage, he would give a pass to pretty much anyone — including the fugitive from justice Marc Rich and FALN terrorists, whose release he apparently thought would motivate New York's multitudinous Puerto Ricans to vote for his wife.
The criminals pardoned by Clinton would fill a prison; check out the list. Pardoned crimes include tax evasion, mail fraud, desertion, embezzlement, dealing methamphetamine, transporting stolen cars, lying to get bank loans, counterfeiting, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit theft, lying on income tax returns, stealing US mail, sneaking contraband into prison, dealing marijuana, lying to the draft board, lying on a passport application, illegal gambling, larceny, forging drug prescriptions, going AWOL, writing bad checks, Medicaid fraud, obstruction of justice, dealing cocaine, bank robbery, stealing butter, assault with a dangerous weapon, dealing PCP, terrorism, conduct unbecoming an officer, bribery, blackmail, misprision of a felony, mutiny during wartime, wire fraud, dealing LSD, bail jumping, extortion, firearms violations, securities fraud, theft of government property, dealing methaqualone, dealing hashish, false statements to government agencies, trafficking illegal aliens, racketeering, odometer rollback, perjury, food stamp fraud, possession of stolen goods, illegal corporate campaign contributions, dealing Valium, criminal forfeiture, violating the trade embargo with Iran, exporting arms in violation of the Neutrality Act, destroying US mail, Medicare fraud, dealing crack, converting public money to personal use, lying to a Grand Jury, etc. etc. etc.
You might have noticed that some of these were crimes Bubba indulged in himself, while in the White House, yet I've never had the satisfaction of seeing him thrown in jail. Slick Willie commuted more than a few sentences too, including the sentence of Dorothy Rivers, a lead official in Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, who pled guilty to stealing $1.2 million in federal grant money.
Yet Bush hesitates to pardon a harmless guy for having a faulty memory. It looks like pardoning is one thing that Dems do better.
Clinton beats Republicans when it comes to gall too. He is actually out there criticizing Bush for commuting Libby's sentence.
On tips from Byron and NGWFJ.
Posted by Van Helsing at July 4, 2007 11:04 AM
Comments
Boy Clinton knows very well that he can spew out anything he pleases about this matter; he is secure in the knowledge that virtually all of the Media and Legal/Political sector of the country are on his team. This is the only reason that he, and a horde of other Democrats/"Liberals", are not languishing in various federal penitentiaries as we write.
Posted by: Toa at July 4, 2007 11:30 AM
Caption: Oooooh baby, that's one nice piece of meat. Ever "smoke" a cigar, honey?
Posted by: Anonymous at July 4, 2007 2:24 PM
A debate or discussion on the merits and pitfalls of presidential pardons and commutations is always welcome. However, anyone who is currently harping on Bush, yet said nothing about Clinton, should be excluded from any of these discussions.
That reflects too much of partisanism, and less of true justice.
Posted by: NudeGayWhalesForJesus at July 4, 2007 2:32 PM
Stands to reason, Felons are overwhlemingly Democrats.
Posted by: V the K at July 4, 2007 3:57 PM
But Bill, you never asked if I liked my cigars cut or uncut.
Posted by: Monica at July 4, 2007 3:58 PM
