[kylaka]

Arnold's going to punt, and just kick the can down the road a bit. Tookie will die a natural death after 50 years on death row.

[HawaiianGecko]

 

I can't imagine the Governor letting this guy live. He gains absolutely nothing by commuting his sentence (Mike Farrel and Ed Asner will never vote for him anyway), and will lose the remainder of the state. Remember that California, although being a haven of leftist buffoons, is highly in favor of the death penalty and one of the states to suffer the most from gang activity over the last generation.

[blam]

"Arnold's going to punt, and just kick the can down the road a bit. Tookie will die a natural death after 50 years on death row."

Yup. Why flirt with the prospect of riots, etc. when the end result will be the same. He ought to make sure in his clemency declaration that Tookie will die in prison and that a future governor cannot pardon him. (If that's possible.)