Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Bush's Pardons

Seems obvious to me that Bush (like most if not all of his predecessors in the White House) issues pardons not based on merit but on requests made by friends and political allies -- and that alone would account for any regional bias. Of course, if I were Eric Holder being grilled by Arlen Specter about Marc Rich at my confirmation hearing, I might casually ask Sen. Specter if he's diligently investigating any of these....
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