White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/23/bush-more-pardons/

White House: Expect more pardons from Bush.»

In today’s White House press briefing, a reporter noted to spokesman Tony Fratto that the “administration has indicated that the president is unlikely, at the last minute, to issue a batch of pardons.” Fratto, however, quickly took issue with that statement, saying, “I don’t think we’ve indicated that.” He then hinted that there will be more pardons coming soon:

FRATTO: We do expect additional — additional clemency requests. The president has been considering them. And, hopefully, soon we’ll have something for you on that.

I can’t tell you that — when exactly the next one will come — the next batch will come and whether there will be more after that. I think the president has maintained his authority to do that until — until his last day as president, so we’re not going to — I don’t think we’ll take that away from him. But I think we should have something soon on clemency petitions.

Watch it/read transcript at link~

Some possible pardons to watch for: Ted Stevens, Donald Rumsfeld, Scooter Libby, and everyone who has participated in the administration’s torture and wiretapping programs.

[NV Whino]

1. Someone should keep Bush incommunicado until Jan 21st

A few bottles of JD might do it.

[Cyrano]

2. "I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America,

hereby issues an unconditional pardon to any human being on planet earth who profited from my administration, and knows, or knows anyone who knows of anyone responsible for any national or international crimes, or misdemeanors carried out during the course of my administration."

"And, oh yeah. Pardon me."

[ellie]

3. He needs to pardon

Leonard Peltier.