So just today George Bush pardoned those two border agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who were sent to prison for shooting and seriously wounding a Mexican drug dealer in Texas in 2005. The case got tons of press attention and many on both sides of the aisle thought that their sentence was too harsh. So no surprise there.
Speaking of pardons as many of you know Lisa Murkowski recently asked for a pardon for her friend and mentor Ted Stevens. Well today was the last day for Goerge W. Bush to grant pardons, did Uncle Ted make the cut?
There had been speculation that President Bush would grant clemency to some high-profile defendants, but the White House official said the two ex-agents would be the last to benefit.
I. Lewis Libby Jr., former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, could have been granted a pardon for his role in the leaking of a C.I.A. agent’s name and an attempted cover-up. In July 2007, Mr. Libby’s prison sentence was commuted. Nor was there any clemency for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, who in late October was convicted of ethics violations for not reporting gifts and services given by friends. Mr. Stevens would lose his bid for a seventh term.
I am not all that surprised that Ted did not get a pardon, but Bush left Scooter Libby flapping in the breeze. Methinks that someday Libby may want to reward George W. with a tell all book.
What do you think?
I can't believe we're even talking about a pardon, he should be hanged during the inauguration. Ted's a thief and so is his dirty son Ben.
ReplyDeleteActually the two hero's Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean were not pardoned but their sentences were commuted. This should have been done a long time ago.
ReplyDeletethe plural of hero is heroes. "Hero's" indicates a possesive form of hero.
ReplyDeleteIf Bush had pardoned Libby it would have been an admission that Libby broke the law, something I don't think he's admitted to this point. I also think that's why he didn't issue blanket pardons for the members of his administration.