WHY???
When the appeals court refused to allow W's "BUD" Scooter to remain free pending appeal, Bush executed a Commutation order WITHIN HOURS of that decision.
So, why cut him any slack.
He has continually ignored the overwhelming evidence that shows these 2 Border Agents were targets of malicious prosecution by another one of W's "BUDS" Sutton as well as undue influence coming from Mexico.
And finally regardless of their offenses (REAL OR ALLEGED) the decision to charge them with the commission of a felony involving a firearm, which is the governing statute which subjected them to a mandatory minimum of 10 years was at the SOLE DISCRETION of that botton-feeding, scumbag, Sutton.
Anyone who knows anything about how prosecutors (or US Attorneys) operate will admit that they have sole authority to decide what charges and under what statutes they fall under to bring against a defendant.
SUTTON DID NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT PARTICULAR CHARGE. THAT HE DID, KNOWING THE OUTCOME IF THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY, PROVES THIS WAS MALISCIOUS FROM THE BEGINING AND ALL OF SUTTON'S FEIGNED INNOCENCE NOW AS HE CLAIMS HE'S SORRY FOR THEIR PREDICAMENT BUT THAT IT WAS THAT DASTARDLY MANADATORY MINIMUM WHICH WAS TO BLAME IS COMPLETELY BOGUS AND BULL SH*T--WHICH IMHO, WAS THE NAIL IN MCLAME'S CAMPAIGN AND I DON'T BELIEVE FOR ONE MINUTE W DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WHEN HE LED THE CHICKEN LITTLE CHARGE AND LET HIS CRAZED, LIBERL, DEMOCRAT-SUPPORTING, DOG (PAULSON) LOOSE TO PURUSE THIS ISSUE WITH THE UPMOST URGENCY.
So you and others can cut Jorge all the slack you want; as for me, Bush stopped being my President a long time ago and though I would have as soon see the Devil in the oval office as John "The Snake" Kerry, Bush has more than just disappointed me and forsaken the Republicans, he has actually caused us conservatives considerable harm and continues to do so with this bailout fiasco.
January 20 WILL NOT COME SOON ENOUGH FOR ME. At least with DEAR LEADER, we will know from whence that knife in our back is coming from--a far left Marxist, moonbat and it is something we can expect.
That we had this same betrayal and attack from someone who we thought would support us and work for the good of Conservatives, is more than I am willing to accept, forgive or forget.
Because of this stupid/duplicitous action, and others, (not sealing the border,failure to build the fence, the North American Union, the Amero, and other things) I have long felt Bush and others in the chain are getting kickbacks from the drug trafficers.
Well thought out, and well said!
Nail, head.