“He has served this country for over 50 years. I think most anybody would probably say, ‘Yeah, he should be [pardoned].’ I think most anybody would say it’s fair to say that.”
"Fair"? It's not exactly how I would view such an act. But the Wall Street Journal points out the great irony in this:
Part of Stevens’s problem, it seems is that he continues to proclaim his innocence — meaning that he would be asking for a pardon for something he says he didn’t do. “If you pardon someone, you’re assuming he’s guilty,” said Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). “And he maintains his innocence.”
Of course, Dick Durbin is thinking of asking Bush to commute George Ryan's prison term, so I guess anything goes in politics.
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He served his country for 50 years so we should give him a break?!? Robert Mugabe has served his country in some fashion for at least 40 years. Does that mean he should skate on war crimes charges?
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