Posted on 07/19/2008 8:44:53 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Felons Seeking Bush Pardon Near a Record By CHARLIE SAVAGE
WASHINGTON — Felons are asking President Bush for pardons and commutations at historic levels as he nears his final months in office, a time when many other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests.
Among the petitioners is Michael Milken, the billionaire former junk bond king turned philanthropist, who is seeking a pardon for his 1990 conviction for securities fraud, the Justice Department said. Mr. Milken sought a pardon eight years ago from President Bill Clinton, and submitted a new petition in June.
In addition, prominent federal inmates are asking Mr. Bush to commute their sentences. Among them are Randy Cunningham, the former Republican congressman from California; Edwin W. Edwards, a former Democratic governor of Louisiana; John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban; and Marion Jones, the former Olympic sprinter.
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Duke Cunningham is the only one worthy of a pardon. He did nothing more than what the Obamassiah did, and the Dukester is a hero, not an ex-poverty pimp.
Certainly should be at the top of the list
Well, heck, I guess if everybody’s doing it, it’s okay!
Lindh should be release when he is in a coffin, not a wheelchair...unless, of course, it is a very electified wheel chair.
President Bush could solve a lot of problems with pardons. Especially in eliminating hundreds of geriatric prisoners from the prison system, right when they are experiencing expensive medical problems. We have so many of these in prison right now that some prisons are specializing in over-60 prisoners.
That is, it is cheaper for them to get Medicare or Medicaid instead of being treated through the prison system, that is significantly more expensive due to requiring security during treatment.
And by being released from prison, it saves taxpayers the better part of $100k a year for each one.
It might be done gradually, building a ex-convict retirement housing area, with bare minimum security and its own health clinic and dining area. This would be better for all concerned then throwing them back out onto the street. Any family they had could visit any time they liked.
So save money, free up prison space for younger and more dangerous criminals, but keep them out of harm’s way for the public’s and their own benefit. Cheap at the price.
That's why we need to keep him in the slammer.
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