Bush: "President Ford Made the TOUGH and DECENT Decision to Pardon Richard Nixon"

[The Cleaner]

Funny how Bush emphasized "Tough" and "Decent" in his short eulogy. Makes me wonder if he is saying, "If I get convicted of war crimes and crimes against the Constitution, it's the TOUGH and DECENT decision to pardon ME too."

Anyone else catch this?

[tabasco]

1. Just don't count on one for yourself, bro.

Ain't gonna happen. Not in this lifetime. Nope. Disapproved!

[NNN0LHI]

7. I wouldn't count on that. We have 3 DUers who are ready to pardon Bush right now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=3019299&mesg_id=3019299

[Poiuyt]

2. Remember Carla Faye Tucker

How many death row pardons did Gov Bush issue? Not many, I'm guessing.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

3. "President Ford Made the TOUGH and DECENT Decision to Pardon Richard Nixon"

..."and I sincerely hope and pray that my successor will do the same for me."

-GWB

[malaise]

4. That's been Cheney's line since the death

They won't be that lucky. IMPEACH!

Gr.

[rodeodance]

5. Jr dreams a lot!

[novalib]

6. WHY?? WHY??? WHY???!!!!!

Why is AYNONE HERE listening to that bunch of NAZIS speak well of that SLIMEBALL FORD????

Almost ANYTHING would be better than THAT SORT OF EAR POLLUTION!!!!!

[cassiepriam]

8. Yes criminals should always get away with their crimes.

That is the repug way.

[shain from kane]

9. Although the Republicans lost seats, and Ford wasn't elected, The Republican party was the sole

beneficiary of the pardon. Without a full airing of the crimes of Nixon and his cronies, in effect, Ford stopped the apparatus of justice, and ended any further investigations by the people who could have forwarded the indictments that would have killed the Republican party.No Nixon pardon, no George H. W. Bush presidency, no George W. Bush presidency.

[BearSquirrel2]

12. Let us not forget ...

Let us not forget the Bush I pardons that short-circuited any further possible work in Iran Contra. Furthermore, many of these same people are BACK in government thanks to being "pardoned" by Chimp Sr.

It's time for the nation to seriously reconsider allowing congress to veto pardons. The way things are now setup, the president can completely undermine the justice system by selectively pardoning a few "minor players" without whose compelled testimony conviction of "major players" is impossible.

[bdamomma]

10. what an asshole * is. Tough and Decent, what a asinine comparsion.

[AndyTiedye]

11. They Will Pardon Themselves/Each Other. Then We Must Send them to the Hague

pResidential pardons are not accepted at the Hague.