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2009-01-11 Home Front: WoT

Obama not ruling out prosecution of Bush officials for crimes in office

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Posted by Frank G 2009-01-11 14:21|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Arrogant, uppity, and dispicable. A lower man's commentary.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-11 14:52|| 2009-01-11 14:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Frank, it's not a precedent if they never plan on giving up power.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-01-11 16:08|| 2009-01-11 16:08|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not going to happen. The assumption is that all Presidents have a "pocket pardon" for the top echelon of their administration. So unless they cut one of them loose and throw him to the dogs, or until they do something illegal after their retirement, they are hands off.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-11 17:31|| 2009-01-11 17:31|| Front Page Top

#4 'Moose ex-Presidents have no power of Pardon. Not even in their pocket.

Posted by .5MT 2009-01-11 19:23|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-01-11 19:23|| Front Page Top

#5 they can pardon on the way out the door, and this becomes a matter of Chicken then

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-01-11 19:26|| 2009-01-11 19:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Move the day of the Rubicon ever closer fools.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-11 22:15|| 2009-01-11 22:15|| Front Page Top

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