Posted on 04/04/2007 1:24:59 PM PDT by SmithL
he should stay in jail no matter what his parents admit to.
I love that gal on the Pontiac “Defend Convertible Freedom” ads, who kind of folds her arms, shakes her head, and says regretfully, almost wistfully....
“N O - as in NO Stan - we are not getting a convertible. What are ya gonna want next, huh, an AMP”?
All of his prison earnings should go to Spann’s wife. And he should have had a life sentence if the US is too squeamish to hand out death penalties for traitors.
Eat pooh and die.
Hope the boys are having their way with ya in prison there pal.
The first pardon, for an extremely mis-guided "youth"
(who was not found to be actively firing weapons at or upon U.S. forces...)
Concerning this first one, Bush could be seen (by at least some) as merciful towards the "ignorant & misguided".
He would also be seen openly merciful to an Islamic "convert", which if handled carefully and properly, could by very good P.R. in the Islamic world, right about the time we are seeking more help from Iraqi citizens to come forward with information concerning the murderers jockying for power and influence by way of the "sword", so that we can beat those swords into plowshares before their very eyes. Hopefully [for them!] they would begin to do more of the same...
The second, he could be seen as strong enough to not put up with having his domestic enemies victimize one whom was a help to himself as POTUS, and thusly, in service to our nation.
Continuing along with the same "pardon pen", he should continue, and also pardon the Border patrol agents whom were recently convicted of, what was it(?), shooting BACK at armed drug smugglers?!?!
I'd settle for this last pardon, if I had to pick only one...
Change the sentence, good idea. Lets change it to life at hard labor.
Hey AP and SFGate—here’s a news flash — Johnnie-jihad was never a “soldier”. Real soldiers wear uniforms, carry arms openly, and follow the lawful orders of a chain of command that ends with the leadership of a nation-state.
The Taliban were (and are), a bunch of half-a$$ed, goat-humping, islamofacist throwbacks to the 9th century —they never represented the legal government of a nation.
John Walker Lindh is not a soldier -he’s an American traitor who should be put to death for treason.
Like they pardoned Bobby K.’s Killer??
A-GAIN!!????
When is this pig going to understand that “No” means “No”???
He made his bed, he can damn well lie in it for the 20 years he was sentenced.
It’s wonderful that the Lindhs “love” their “son very much”, but I bet the families of the Americans he fought and, possibly killed (like Mike Spann’s family), loved him, too!!
But, visiting hours in the cemetary aren’t the same as visiting hours in prison. Apparently, Johnny Jihad hasn’t learned that, yet.
Now, the president has the power of pardoning, or commuting - i.e. of diminishing the penalty. The question is, is it within the presidential powers to adjust the punishment in the opposite direction? Say, to order the evaporation of this talaboon Lindh?
OTOH, a President Clinton (or President Obama, President Gore or President Edwards) would probably pardon him almost immediately after taking office.
I fully agree, on all points.
bwahahahahhahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahah
Finally something and someone to laugh at.
Amazing that he didnt wait until 2008 to make this request. He could have gotten a ticker tape parade with a Democrat in the White House.
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