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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:44 AM Original message |
CNN: Scooter Libby may have requested Bush pardon |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. Requested? Well, if |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's going to be a big old pardon party. Come one, come all, get your pardons here! |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Bush has already pardoned 126 people. Clinton pardoned 146 |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Libby was Rich's lawyer, too. They sure left out the part about Rich being a BCCI-IranContra figure |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Thanks for that info. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Does Bush have any brothers that need pardons? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I have to say, I noticed one big difference between the two lists |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Clinton's list is PARTIAL. Anybody know the whole list? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. Can you commute a sentence AND pardon ? |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. When you're a Bush you can do anything. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. The Constitution says the President has that authority. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'd request one if I were him. |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Me, too. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. May have? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
6. Bush will issue a "Blanket Pardon" of his entire administration and everyone they've ever dealt with |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Would that we would be so lucky or rather he would be so stupid (anything is possible with stupid) |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. It was on the "To Do List" before he made the request. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. 'May have' makes it sound like a trial balloon to judge backlash. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. What backlash? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I mean whatever media has in store - not much, certainly, but knowing will help craft their counters |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Hearings on pardons will be the least of the Repuke problems |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
11. Requested? |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. when I first read the title..I thought Libby requested a pardon |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. Seems more like extorted a pardon, lest he'd talk. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
17. I'm sure Cheney will pardon Scooter at the last minute - oh, well, make the shrub do it that is. |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. Shocking |
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pjt7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Our presidential pardon |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I agree |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. The President can Pardon anyone at any time without any explanation what-so-ever |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Not quite |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. That is not true or else Ford could not have Pardoned Nixon |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. They are unlimited in the case of Federal actions |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. If I remember correctly from the former federal prosecutors that post at Firedoglake |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Nice. Now I want him pardoned. (nt) |
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