tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post1447612021982621883..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Keeping Scooter QuietUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-22749006320361915892007-07-04T06:42:00.000-07:002007-07-04T06:42:00.000-07:00This is an important point. In their rush to appe...This is an important point. In their rush to appear "fair and balanced" the 24 hour cable news folks are being careful to always mention that both GHW Bush and Bill Clinton pardoned people under controversial circumstances. <BR/><BR/>But here's the difference between Clinton's pardon of a big time Democratic fund raiser and the pardons and commutations of both Bushes. <BR/><BR/>GHW Bush pardoned men convicted of the Iran-Contra abuses of power - acts to which he was widely rumored to have been closely connected.<BR/><BR/>Now GW Bush commutes the sentence of a man who lied under oath and obstructed an investigation into the illegal leading of an under cover CIA agent's identity for the purposes of scoring trivial political points against her husband on Sunday morning talk shows and in editorial pages. As we all know her husband has since been shown to be 100% correct in his criticism of the Bush administration's march to war. <BR/><BR/>The difference I see is that Bushes pardon and commute sentences to protect themselves from impeachment and/or criminal prosecution. Clinton used pardons in a suspicious and possibly corrupt way but well within the normal partisan/political boundaries.<BR/><BR/>For the press to currently attempt to blur this distinction is outrageous!Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.com