Posted on 01/09/2009 9:07:17 AM PST by raccoonradio
Former House speaker Thomas M. Finneran, seeking to cleanse the stain left by his 2007 conviction for obstruction of justice, is angling for a last-minute pardon from President Bush and has lined up a group of former Massachusetts governors to back his request.
Finneran submitted an application for a presidential pardon last month, and the four governors - Democrat Michael Dukakis and Republicans William F. Weld, Paul Cellucci, and Jane Swift - followed up with a letter to the White House praising his integrity.
Finneran has already been "severely punished," the governors wrote, citing the loss of his state pension, the suspension of his license to practice law, and his firing from a lucrative private-sector job.
"And he has suffered daily taunts and ridicule of those who believe that every elected official is the equivalent of a common thief," the governors told the president in their letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Globe. They assured Bush that Finneran has "seen the error of this episode" and is truly sorry.
Finneran, who has developed a new career holding forth as a radio talk-show host on WRKO-AM, was traveling and did not respond to voice-mail messages yesterday. (snip)
Among the hurdles Finneran faces in his quest for a pardon is persuading Bush to waive a rule that a pardon can be granted only five years or more after the conviction.
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Howie list ping
WRKO gets a $9,000 tax credit for hiring a felon. On the lighter side, when I would co-host with Reese I’d talk to Finneran during the break. He’s a real likeable guy.
Finneran's For'Em.
Romney said no dice to help; Cellucci, close friends
with Bush family, could give his effort a boost.
Radio listeners have been punished by FelonMan’s Forum
for the past two years.
good line!
If Slick Willard opposes it, then give him the pardon.
Yeah I really like paying the extra tax money every year
because he shot down the tax decrease we voted for (costs
me $150/yr I think). Thanks Tommy! As Jerry W. would say,
NOT a BAD GUY...
If it means getting him off the air, I’d be for the pardon...
though he’d prob find his way back into government as yet
another tax-fattened hyena.
>>And he has suffered daily taunts and ridicule of those who believe that every elected official is the equivalent of a common thief
RINOs Swift, Cellucci, Weld...in their letter. No, not every elected official, but Dems like Finneran—YES.
What's up with Reese? I really enjoyed his show and found him extremely likeable - not someone who would do what he is accused of doing.
Yeah. Except for that little 'obstruction of justice' thing I'm sure he has integrity to burn.
For all of Finneran’s faults, he was the closest thing to a sane anti-leftist in the legislative leadership. He’ll probably be the last one until the next revolution comes.
Unless he was willing to pardon Compean and Ramos, no one should have been pardoned.
One thing I am furious with Bush over is the way he allows his friendship with the Texas DA Sutton override any common sense in this one case, especially.
true of most folks who get caught, let's pardon everyone Dora
Bush is stingy with em
My State Rep told me we were going to miss Finneran once we got a load of Sal Dimaisi.
The only two Bush should pardon he never will - Ramos and Compean - the martyrs to American freedom and border security - martyred by the First American President of Mexico and his stool pigeon Sutton.
“And he has suffered daily taunts and ridicule of those who believe that every elected official is the equivalent of a common thief,”
Yeah, from one of his own co-workers, lol.
My State Rep told me we were going to miss Finneran once we got a load of Sal Dimaisi.
My State Rep told me we were going to miss Finneran once we got a load of Sal Dimaisi.
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