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"Begging Bush's Pardon"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this blog entry by Dan Froomkin over at the Washington Post.  Here is how he invites folks to play a classic lame-duck parlor game: Who will President Bush pardon on his way out the door?  Who should he pardon?  Who shouldn't he pardon?  And how likely is he to issue some sort of blanket pardon covering officials in his own administration for their conduct related to interrogation of terror suspects, civil liberties violations, and the like?  Mulling these questions has deservedly become a Washington parlor games.  So come into my parlor and share your thoughts. Of course, readers should feel free to play this game via the comments here.  (In addition, I am interested if any readers live in a house with a parlor that is still used for playing game...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 17, 2008 (boomark / email).