Posted by
Gribbit on Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:27:10 AM
… but no mention of Clinton’s pardoning of 339 criminals during his 8 years in office.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other prominent leftists are
complaining about President George W. Bush’s decision to spare I. Lewis
“Scooter” Libby prison time but conveniently ignore the hundreds of
criminals that William Jefferson Clinton granted full pardons for.
From the AP via AccessNorthGA.com:
“The president said he would hold accountable anyone
involved in the Valerie Plame leak case. By his action today, the
president shows his word is not to be believed.” - House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif.
“It is time for the American people to be heard - I call
for all Americans to flood the White House with phone calls tomorrow
expressing their outrage over this blatant disregard for the rule of
law.” - Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.
“This commutation sends the clear signal that in this
administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice.” -
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.
But conveniently none of them mention Clinton’s pardoning of
Hillary’s law partner and co-conspirator in Whitewater, Susan McDougal.
McDougal was granted a pardon on Clinton’s last half day in office
along with some 141 others. As George W. Bush was preparing to take the
oath of office on January 20, 2001, Clinton was wearing out his pen
granting pardons to the likes of McDougal and his own brother Roger who
was serving time for “Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §
846? and “Distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)”
In his 8 years in office, Clinton granted 339 full pardons. These
are individuals who, with the stroke of Slick Willy’s pen, had their
convictions erased. And now his biggest fans on the left are condemning
George W. Bush for granting clemency to “Scooter” Libby?!? If you ever
needed a definition of hypocrisy… now you have it.
See the list of pardons granted by President William Jefferson Clinton during his tenure