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Hey Al, the Dems and lefties are just tired of Bush, just like the rest. It' ok to vent on a subject that's worth venting over. Also remember, respect is earned, not automatically given.

His ridiculous decisions continue to point to his lack of judgement. Duh... let me think... duh – ok, that dope dude, I'll pardon him...duh.. that's enough of the tough stuff – dud....this prez stuff is hard.

Bush will pardon those who know where the skeletons are in the closet. As if we don't know what they are already, eh?!

You can't be serious?

Are you lefties really droning on about Bush being a war criminal?

That's going to be a hard position to defend.

You probably buy goods from China.

If you do this, you support slavery, or the principles there of. So we should put you on trial for violation of human rights.

I am always amazed at the lack of respect for the highest office in America. This is the difference I find in general between the lefties and the right. We may hate their policies when the Dems or Liberals are in office, but we continue to respect the office.

Dems and lefties have proven they only respect the office if their man is in office. If this is the case, you don't believe in Democracy.

How about the two border agents Ramos and Campeon. These agents they were just trying to catch another Central American Drug Dealer over the border, dealing drugs to US Citzens and others around the world.

He never stopped there, he even began dealing drugs once again after Ramos and Campeon arrest and strange prosecution.

Never saw so many sick people. Since when are political acts crimes?

Conrad Black is a Canadian in a U. S. jail for fraud; which caused many ordinary people to lose their retirement investments because of his greed. Now he is making his voice heard by writing to newspapers decrying the U.S. penal system and has asked Bush for a pardon. PLEASE MAKE THIS NARCISTIC CREEP SERVE HIS FULL SENTENCE.

Mike November 25th, 2008 9:11 am ET

Maybe Bush can pardon the american voters for their stupidity last November 6.

**Maybe he will pardon your stupidity Mike, the election was on November 4.

You can't pardon yourself or others if they haven't been accused of a crime yet. In fact, you have to be both charged and convicted of a crime to be pardoned. The Presidential power of pardoning doesn't work as a "get out of jail" free card before you've ever shown up for court.

Free the two border guards from Texas. It would really be great to see justice being done.

To Ed and all the others – you have to be convicted of something before a President can pardon you. There is no need to pardon the people you are suggesting because they haven't been convicted of anything.

Hello!!

If you're still ranting on Bush you really need a life!!

We're now in the "Obama recession" which may last until we replace Obama.

Anyone in the financial sector knows all monetary conditions and status are "future based" and not current based.

All markets and prices are based on POST ELECTION !!!

So all you Bush haters are criticizing OBAMA!!!!

Now go back and starting praying to Obamessiah.

Peace.

Will Barry pardon Rezko, Wright, Ayres and other radical criminals?

CNN how could you forget? On Thanksgiving Day the number of pardons will be revised upwards. One lucky Tom Turkey will dodge the guillotine.

Lord, please bless the intellectually less fortunate souls that believe in trickle down economics. Grant them enough intelligence to see through the fear tactics of those that seek to use them for their own gain. Please allow them to see that you cannot blame Clinton for the eight years after his presidency (Future) while blaming the Democratic Congress for our current situation (Present) and Obama for the two months prior to his Presidency (Past). Please show them that people with different colors on their skin are every bit as good if not better than themselves. Grant them the humility to realize that they have no right to project their own flawed morals upon others that seek to share their lives together in peace and tolerance. Show them that you cannot drill for more oil and protect our planet at the same time. Lord, please raise the price of gas continuously until we finally find something else. Please teach them how to spell so they don't look so dumb when they try to respond to this.

On his way out office im sure he'l pardon many controversial people, just like he did his daughters.

The headline is "Who will Bush pardon?"

It should be in proper English "Whom will Bush pardon?"

Strange that even cnn journalists don't know the English grammar.

Free Pollard!

I noticed that Bush has done almost 1/3 less pardons than Clinton, but reading the liberal ignorance on these boards always puts a smile on my face.

Many of you here are the reasons this country stays divided and will stay hurt, with severe problems that will last until this country falls from within...

Thanks, you PC liberal scum, and thanks to the Christian right wing conservatives that think the Bible and law do not differ....

The ignorance on both sides is killing this country, and I thank you for not selecting me in either group...

What amazes me is the aanger and misinformation of the citizens of this country. Is this the way they live their lives??!!

Can a president pardon himself?
Does anybody know?

Bush can't grant pardons in cases of treason, so that means he can't pardon himself, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove OR Libby.

Did Bush talk to any Canadians before he pardoned Conrad Black? Clearly, Barbara Amiel was at the White House with a cheque book open.

Does anyone know why this is a long standing tradition? Can we impeach King George the Boob before Jan 20th? It would be the right thing to do. Instead of issuing pardons George should have issued a resignation.

How quickly all you Democrats forget all the Clinton pardons.

What about Jonathan Pollard!!!!!!!

If Clinton Attorney -gen–now Obama Attorney Gen can pardon some of the biggest crooks of all time–Bush has a right to his own (not nearly as big as Clinton and Obama)

WOW... pardoning people who have been found guilty.... what about Troy Anthony Davis? Good Job Dubya

Bush doesn't read a lot you know. He's probably never heard of the Border Patrol Guards. If he didn't gain anything or if they weren't carrying out Cheney's instructions, then Bush knows nothing about it. Why not contact your Senators and Congressman and get them to bring it up to him and sit down and explain the situation to Bush. After it's been laid out in kinmdergarten style.......he might get it.

The main question is – WHO WIULL PARDON GEORGE W BUSH FOR WAGING A WAR THAT WAS UNNECSSARY AND FOR BRINGING THIS COUNTRY TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN HISTORY?

I wonder if he'll pardon Barney Frank and Chris Dodd for their lack of oversight in the mortgage and banking debacle? I find it rather odd that 2 of the main culprits of the financial crisis are now helping decide who gets a bail out and who does'nt. I guess if you have a [d] by your name it you cant be held accountable.

Free the West Memphis Three!

Free Jonathan Pollard! Free Jonathan Pollard once and for all! Jonathan Pollard is a sick, old man, wrongly convicted approximately 25 years ago for "espionage." He was allegedly "spying" for Israel – America's only true Middle Eastern ally. Let's stop the Anti-Semitism and free this man once and for all. Drug dealers and corrupt politicians should not take precedence. Mr. Bush, please do the right thing and free Jonathan Pollard.

answere the question--What about Ramos and Campeon ?????? they are bothe a better man then you ,W.

Mr. President "What about the two Border Guards who were convicted of shooting a drug dealer. What if he pardon Carl Rove, Cheney and pardon himself also. But this is America as President he can do this.

But who is going to pardon Bush and Cheney on war crimes charges?

The bombshells just keep coming from this guy don’t they...? Never a dull moment. Is it January yet...?

Who's going to pardon you Mr. Bush?

To Phillip Bunn – Bush committed war crimes against the Iraqi people? Freeing them from Hussein and his terror regime was a war crime? Hey buddy, you need to screw your head on the right way.

republicans band together and do as libs do...blame evrything on the other guy and use Bush and and republican as a exuse for evrything negative in my country and in my life. Life as a lib is soooo easy I love it

Libs spew nonsense, I cant wait to start blaming everything wrong in my life and in the country on Obama just like all the sheep who use Bush as an exuse for everything negative haha

What a bunch of stupid comments coming from ungrateful hypocrites. What I would like to know is why the convicted former governor of New York, Spitzer, gets off scott free? Duh, like I don't know; he's a democrat.

Yes, as noted, the key will be to see what he does about the illegal actions related to torture in his own administration. If he pardons "himself" we have then, a constitutional crisis tantamount to dictatorship. Yes, dictatorship. This would give new meaning to "the decider"....I'll be watching closely.

I doubt he'll come out and actually grant a pardon. But I would be equally shocked if he didn't create some legal side-door escape hatch just short of a pardon that equates to the same thing....

Border Guards should be Bush's top priority.. if he really intends to 'do the right thing'.

Every outgoing president does this. I don't know why, but it's true for both parties.

Do you think he will pardon himself and that sleezy Cheney for the "number" they have done to this country?

Pardons Ted Stevens, Duke Cunningham and other GOP buddies, Dick Cheney and the rest of his Cabinet, then Himself..go to the Obama's Swearing In...punch out and hide in Crawford or some other 'undisclosed location'. Hope the media does not figure it out for a day or two.

Free Jonathan Pollard! He received a harsher sentance than any other spy! He just gave Israel the information that Reagan promised... Why should those that spied for enemies get lighter sentances than Pollard?

you peeps still cant get over it. obama won. leave bush alone. you may wish that you had taken this advise shortly after obama is sworn in. you though bush was bad:? be careful what you wish for you just might get it. you wont hear the republicans calling for obamas head when he messes up (and he will...and it will be very bad) so again leave bush alone.

He is himself guilty of killing hundreds of Americans , and thousands of Iraqis. The Americans ELECTED him.! The economy of the world is in ruins because of eight years of insanity. Who is going to pardon the American electors who made this ZOMBY President! of the USA

This is a joke if the two border guards from Texas aren't on his list.

President George W. Bush: We have been safe from terrorism for eight years! No impeachments! No scandals! No criminal convictions or charges EVER!!! (and Cheney). Never lost an election on the national stage! Not to bright? Yea, right. Give me a break!

If Bush were truly a Christian and a patriotic American opposed to cruel and unusual punishment, he would immediately pardon drug agents Ramos and Compean, who are suffering miserably in 10+ year sentences of solitary confinement for only having done the job they were having to do! What do you say, Bush? I hope, when you're convicted of war crimes, conspiracy, and abuse of power, you receive the same kind of just treatment you have meted out to Ramos and Compean!

Nice little benefit. Free drugs for life. Party on dude.

President should not have the power of pardon. Only god does.

I think he should pardon the former governor of Alabama, even the republicans in his state think he was wrongly accused and falsley convicted due to the mess with the justice department and the fact they wanted to steal the governorship and make sure a republican won the office.

The two border guards still in prison should be released immediately and charges removed from their records. They are far more deserving than some of these Washington criminals (including the current administration). Perhaps Bush and Cheney should take the guards' places in jail!

Interesting to see the bank embezzler go free when the taxpayers have to pay the bill, and setting free people trying to bring more drugs into the US. I guess Roger Clemens is next. He might as well let Mike Vick, and Marion Jones. Who's next Bin Laden?

The 2 border agents President Bush, dont forget them! It is imperative they are freed

Pardon v.p. pick Joe Biden for plagiarizing a speech he made in 1988 effectively ending his presidential bid!

I'm sure he will pardon all his cronies before he leaves office.

The two border patrol guys need to pardoned, they were wronged from the get go. I can't wait till Bush is gone!!!!!! I said back in 2000 he would ruin this country and I was right. We need to move on and fast.

You people are calling him a criminal, why dont you take a look at the Clinton Pardons!!!!! that is a laundry list of Criminals that doesnt even come close to Bush's Pardon's, I do feel the Border patrol guards need to be pardoned.
Good Day,

He's going to pardon stevens on his way out the door.

Now Bush has a chance to truly shine in the areas of cronyism and corruption: two of his greatest strengths.

He should take a page from the Clinton playbook and use this opportunity to raise money for his Presidential Library.

Wanna bet Bush has his tickets all set for a quickie escape to his Paraguay rancho after pardoning Cheney and Stevens and whatever other loser GOP scum is still hanging around? Probably has one lined up for Palin and her IRS fraud as well....

Then WHOOSH off to the land of no extradition even for war criminals: Paraguay.....

Pardon the border patrol agents. They were just doing their job.

Free Leonard Peltier.

landandair,
Those border patrol agents also were found to have manipulated the crime scene and lied on their reports. They deserve to be in jail just as much as the drug smuggler.

It is possible there are no good guys, you know...

He's got to free up his connections, ya know?

Mr. President "What about the two Border Guards"

The two Border Patrolmen should have been at the top of the list of those pardoned or commuted. This has been a national shame for years.

All presidents who are leaving office give pardons before they are gone. The most famous presidential pardon was President Ford pardoning President Nixon.

Save the turkeys!

I heard he was going to pardon Tupac and he's gonna make a comeback now!

It would be morally reprehensible if Pres. Bush were to pardon Scooter Libby and Ted Stevens and not pardon those two border patrol agents who were DOING THEIR JOB. Do the right thing here, President Bush and grant a pardon to those 2 deserving border patrol agents.

Maybe Bush can pardon the american voters for their stupidity last November 6.

We have P-E Obama working without pay, on behalf of all Americans, to clean up the mess Mr. Negative I-Q Bush created.

Bush on the other hand, is working hard on behalf of convicted felons, to get them pardoned.

Something is seriously wrong here!

So is this schmuck going to pardon himself and his henchmen for his appalling 2 terms?

Pardon the two Border Guards who were convicted of shooting a drug dealer. The drug dealer later smuggled more drugs.

My guess is over 100 pardons before Bush is done. Republicans get your hands out. Not that this is anything new as Clinton pardoned a ton of people right before he left office.

How ironic...a pardon for Libby,who should have been charged with treason, but served no time. a pardon for John Walker Lindh, who is a terrorist, a pardon for drug dealers , a pardon for a Rebublican , Cunningham, who took bribes. And yet, he will not pardon Edwin Edwards, who has been in prison for years, is in his 80's, and deserves no less than a terrorist, a drug dealer, another corrupt politician, and high government official who betrayed his country.

It woulnd't surprise me if this guy pardon's Osama Bin Laden on his way out the door. Osama has had a pretty good run during this president's administration. Might as well put the icing on the cake and give him a get out of jail card as well. I mean the Prez never really intended to catch his old business partner anyway, but he sure made us think he was trying! Thanks George for everything you have done for America....

God hates all republicans!

Everyone knew pardons were – and are – going to happen. They all do it on their way out the door. Interesting to see who gets one, but beyond that not really news.

I wonder if he can pardon himself and his boss, Dick, for for any future convictions.

Mr. Bush, what about Romos and Compeon?

Mr. Obama, please answer this above question as well!

Thank you.

Uh Huh. The hollow and shallow Bush will pardon crooks with connections to political cronnies. But will he Pardon the Border Patrol Agents wrongnly in Prison for protecting our nation. I doubt it because that would require some guts and character.

Who is going to pardon him?

Hopefully one day, President Bush will need to be pardoned himself.

I wish my parents had named me "Scooter". Still cracking jokes on the way out the door, this guys a laugh riot. Move out already.

Why are embezzlers and people convicted of fraud being pardoned yet the border agents who proudly served and protected our country are still having their lives placed in jeopardy in prison?

George Bush = the very worst President in U.S. history. It was his policies and the Republican koolaid drinkers who blindly supported him that got the economy into the condition it is in. Millions of people unemployed, millions of people without health care coverage, failing businesses and institutions, crumbling infrastructure, record high debt, bankruptcies, and foreclosures to name just a few things. This man has been lying to and deceiving the American people since the first day he took office.

Two border guards who protected our country are jailed and Bush pardons the drug dealers? Explain this to me. Maybe we need to get rid of this presidential get out of jail free card.

I bet Scooter Libby is on the short list.

i guess the war on drugs isn't as important as the "war on terror"

i thought that both of those wars are supposed to go hand in hand.

What is the real significance of having presidential pardons?

CNN post this Please.

Has he pardoned himself and his entire cabinet yet?

I am wondering if he will pardon Dick Cheney for his love if torture or his self. I wonder if he could do that.

Pardoning a junkie or someone who had commited a serious offense, well there goes the neighborhood.

I just wish it would be Jan. 20th,

Bush is a criminal.

Bush has pardoned a few people already with minor convictions...but lets wait to see how many of "his" cronies he will be letting loose before much longer.
You bet there will be a bunch of folks who really should be serving jail time for much higher crimes that will be walking away free as a bird, those are the ones that will make me mad at Bush for giving them a pardon!!!

You have got to love this man. He has almost single handedly, with a few other rethuglicans ruined this country, stripped us of our civil rights and liberties, ruined our reputation and relationship with foriegn countries, murdered thousands in a senseless war based on lies and wants to pardon the guilty now. Incredible! I honestly don't know how any decent minded republican could have even considered voting for this party.

One thing Bush can't pardon is his own stupidity.

Why is he not pardoning the two border patrol agents?

cheney will probably be next.

You, I really have no problem with these pardons. It actually appears as if Bush is doing the right thing by forgiving those convicted of victimless crimes.

Bush has a lot of catching up to do if he wants to overtake Clinton's record.

BTW-Libby didn't leak the name of Valeria Plame to the media, Richard Armitage did (never charged), and since Valerie Plame hadn't been in Foreign Service for over 5 years by the time of the 'leak' , it could no longer be considered a felony.

TOM's FACT CHECK- CNN's story is misleading.

We do hope that Jonathan Pollard, imprisioned now for over 22 years, will be among those pardoned. He has suffered more than enough and more than any comparable prisoner. He is now a sick old man and should be able to recuperate in freedom.

Hope he saves one for himself.

He needs to be working on a pardon for himself, and Cheney, for war crimes against the American and Iraqi people.

Can he pardon himself?

He better be working on a pardon for himself, and Cheney, for war crimes against the American and Iraqi people.

Above story is factually incorrect. CNN has confused John Forte the rapper with John Forte the violinist whose case is being championed by Carly simon ... please do your research

If it is up to Bush, he'll let all the criminals out. He doesn't want to be labeled the worst President of the United States so he'll let them out just to make it more challenging for President Obama, like he hasn't made a big enough mess already. Thank God Bush's term is at end!

When will he start pardoning his cronies? Cheney, Rice, Rumsfelt and himself? He is a war criminal and should go to jail!

Forte gets a comutation ?? What about Ramos and Compean ?? Exactly how insane is this ?

I would like to see James Traficant (Dem./Ohio) pardoned.

He'll probably pardon Scooter Libby last, since that would be controversial. Then he should consider pardoning Rove and Cheney, for leaking the name of a CIA operative, then Michael Brown, for botching the Katrina response which led to thousands of deaths.
Alberto Gonzalez should get pardoned for firing any U.S. attorneys who prosecuted Republicans.

Then maybe he should pardon himself, for deliberately using flawed intelligence to justify the Iraq war, which led to the deaths of over four thousand of our troops.

Will he pardon himself and Dick Cheney, two of the biggest criminals in Washington?

So what. Clinton did the same. At lease Bush is not hiring them..

way to hold up that legacy bush...

A crook freeing crooks!!! .........just doesn't make good sense..!!

A crook helping out his brothers ! There should not be any pardons for someone that has been convicted of a crime.

I imagine that the pardons for himself and Mr. Cheney will be last.

I didn't see anything about the 2 border guards who were
lock up on bogus charges, Ramos and Campion.
They should have been first in line for pardons.

Can he save the pardons for later when he and Cheney will need them for themselves? Just a question.

Can he Pardon himself or Cheney for bringing down to this situation- Economic, Social and Psychological by their reality war games in this e-world?

Add Cheany... Stevens... Palin

what!???

if you are going to pardon drug dealers, you might as well let charles manson out too, what is the difference?

Wondering why every president when he leaves office pardons a bunch of crimnals? What is there for them to be gained. There must be a motive behind there actions.

O.K....I can't believe this. pardons for unauthorized aquisition of food stamps when we have two Border Patrol Agents (former) serving time for doing their job. And he talks about protecting the border? give me a break!!!!!!

So, one of his First Pardons goes to a guy that used/sold cocaine...Interesting!!

Who he needs to pardon are the two border agents that were wrongly convicted and imprisioned for doing their jobs.

I am willing to bet that two of those pardons would be for Bush himself and Dick Cheney so they can't be prosecuted in this country for the crimes that these two have committed. But they would still have to stand trial before the World Court for their war crimes.

I can not believe who Bush granted pardons to. Why did he not pardon the 2 border patrol agents instead of drug dealers, toxic waste, liars and cheats. And you wonder why the American public voted for Obama. He has destroyed the Republican party and the beliefs of millions. Thanks Mr. Bush, for the change in my political views. What a DAY!!!!!!

I have always thought George Bush was trying to be a good person. This only makes me believe he really is (as it relates to John Forte). I think he has been horribly advised as a president. I hope for our sake that he just doesn't start letting every Tom, Dick, and Harry get away with the great crimes against our country that has lead us to this financial crisis.

Yeah, whoever leaked Plame's name will "no longer be working for the administration!" Unless you're Scooter Libby and allegedly did it for your boss! What a piece of work! I can't wait until 1/20/09! Charges should really be brought up on George W. Bush!

Why aren't there even more applications?

I sent you a comment about 6 hrs ago!! What happened to it?? I guess it was NOT liberal enough or asked the 'TOUGH QUESTIONS'!!