[McGruff]

From the article "Nearly the entire bipartisan congressional delegation from Texas and other lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle pleaded with Bush to grant them clemency."

I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.

[TomGuy]

I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.

Bush was probably advised by his closest advisers that, if he didn't, Obama possibly would -- and that would make it look even worse for him and his legacy.

[mkjessup]

"Nearly the entire bipartisan congressional delegation from Texas and other lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle pleaded with Bush to grant them clemency."
I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.

And he sure took his sweet-ass time about it. It doesn't strike me as an act of mercy, more like an act of spite, first by granting the least to Ramos and Compean (i.e., commutation, not a full pardon), and second by not stipulating that they should be released immediately (and nobody is going to tell me he couldn't have done that by executive order).

And these two Border Agents will now carry felony convictions on their record, be unable to carry firearms to defend themselves, and will most likely be considered fair game by the dopers, smugglers and other violent illegals among the 14+ million that have swarmed into our Country over the past 8 years, and are still swarming today.

[CAluvdubya]

I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.

That's my take on it as well. I'm very disappointed that these men weren't pardoned.

Now that Bush has commuted their sentences, why the delay in getting them out, I wonder?

[Repeal 16-17]

Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.

Just like with his Supreme Court appointments, Bush did the right thing once we spoke loudly and repeatedly enough.