Comments on: Is Roger Clemens Seeking a Pardon? He Should!

By: deowll

deowll — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:19:23 +0000

I’m sure that all of those men were just using the best means available to reach their full potential.

They were all working out for hours every day and taking junk meant to meet their special needs or however you want to say it. They weren’t vegans either.

Besides photoshop can make anyone look that way.

By: Paddy-O

Paddy-O — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:54:12 +0000

# 18 Mister Mustard said, “That’s too convoluted for a simpleton.”

Well, I didn’t say it would happen…

By: Mister Mustard

Mister Mustard — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:47:58 +0000

#17 – Paddy-RAMBO

>>Bush could pardon Cheney & crew, resign &
>>have Cheney pardon him…

That’s too convoluted for a simpleton.

By: Paddy-O

Paddy-O — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:43:41 +0000

Bush could pardon Cheney & crew, resign & have Cheney pardon him…

By: hhopper

hhopper — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:25:09 +0000

Bush is such an idiot I wouldn’t be surprised if he pardoned O.J. Simpson.

By: JimD

JimD — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:32:08 +0000

If Bush issues a BLANKET PARDON, only BLANKETS WILL BE PARDONED !!! He will SCREW THAT UP TOO !!!

(see more recent article: Bush “I was wrong” !!!)

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:32:00 +0000

#11, chuck,

I wouldn’t be surprised if Bush issues a blanket pardon to everyone …

While I agree, there is some doubt of the legality of not naming specific individuals and their specific crimes. Although Carter’s pardon of all the draft dodgers was questioned, it was never challenged.

Second, although a pardon doesn’t need to be requested, it does need to be accepted.

By: Mister Mustard

Mister Mustard — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:27:19 +0000

#7 – TML

>>I think Bush ought to pardon Don Siegelman.

Yes, he really should. I doubt whether he or President Cheney-Rove really want anyone digging around in that can of worms. Sobebody’s ass is bound to end up in a sling, and it’s not going to be Siegelman’s.

By: Paddy-O

Paddy-O — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:15:37 +0000

# 6 Mr. Fusion said, “If granted a pardon, it would only be for the Federal charges. He could still be found in contempt for lying to Congress, something outside the Presidential pardon power.”

Umm, no. Only restriction is regarding impeachment. Other than that, it is absolute.

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:12 +0000

“Both Lindh and Black have applied for pardons, according to the article, while there’s no evidence that Clemens has done so. He’d need to do so before the President could issue a pardon.”

- Actually he doesn’t need to apply. During the last few weeks of Clinton’s term, when he issued several hundred pardons, including to a few who did not apply.

The “usual” method is to apply for clemency through the justice department, who then issue a list of recommendations to the President. The President is free to add anyone to the list if he wants to.

Mark Rich did not apply for clemency. He was a fugitive at the time, and if he had applied through the justice department, the first thing they’d ask is for him to turn himself in.

The authority of the President to issue a pardon is absolute: he can name anyone, for any crime (including cases without any conviction, etc).

I wouldn’t be surprised if Bush issues a blanket pardon to everyone in the Justice Department or the Dept of Defense, against any and all war crimes, human rights violations, etc.

By: Cap'nKangaroo

Cap'nKangaroo — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:39:20 +0000

Anyone taking bets on full pardon for Scooter Libby. He already got commutation on his prison sentence, but I believe a true soldier in Cheney’s gang will get the full pardon.

By: JimD

JimD — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:34:03 +0000

They are ALL USERS !!! The one on the right is the ABUSER !!!

By: Lewis Perdue

Lewis Perdue — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:06:11 +0000

‘Roid user must be the one in the middle with four arms

By: The Monster's Lawyer

The Monster's Lawyer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:40:22 +0000

I think Bush ought to pardon Don Siegelman.
A true victim of the Rove/Cheney/Bush political grinder.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:13:36 +0000

If granted a pardon, it would only be for the Federal charges. He could still be found in contempt for lying to Congress, something outside the Presidential pardon power.