The real precedent(s)

Swopa, Needlenose

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has scheduled hearings Wednesday on Bush's commutation of Libby's 2 1/2-year sentence. "Well, fine, knock himself out," [White House spokesliar Tony] Snow said of Conyers. "I mean, perfectly happy. And while he's at it, why doesn't he look at January 20th, 2001?" In the closing hours of his presidency, [Bill] Clinton pardoned 140 people, including fugitive financier Marc Rich. If Dubya wants to point fingers at previous presidents who acted just as corruptly as he did, he should look at a family portrait...

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