tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8660844074636506013..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: So much for second chances: Pardons plummet under ObamaGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37421289022331775002013-08-23T19:25:43.879-05:002013-08-23T19:25:43.879-05:00Shared Link: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-o...Shared Link: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1543182.html#sthash.MIUAy8ge.wpjt<br /><br /> pls help april_cunn@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12406812341961834912013-08-21T00:10:03.283-05:002013-08-21T00:10:03.283-05:00Grits your response is a weak one.Grits your response is a weak one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236666405095867671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34331252962400249382013-08-21T00:05:50.882-05:002013-08-21T00:05:50.882-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236666405095867671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1588663600533775132013-08-20T19:41:22.543-05:002013-08-20T19:41:22.543-05:00Have you, 6:26? Seems unlikely.Have you, 6:26? Seems unlikely.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57795183785038839682013-08-20T18:26:35.305-05:002013-08-20T18:26:35.305-05:00A "second" chance? Have you seen their r...A "second" chance? Have you seen their rap sheet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78333516757735877082013-08-20T10:43:16.117-05:002013-08-20T10:43:16.117-05:00I don't think Obama burns to many brain cells ...I don't think Obama burns to many brain cells even thinking about pardons. There are to many other situations that effect his political standing. Which after all is his only real concern. If he thought granting pardons would garner political favor he would be on it. Since doing nothing is the safe bet that is the policy. Obama never governs he only campaigns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236666405095867671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59659996348910858462013-08-20T08:17:12.139-05:002013-08-20T08:17:12.139-05:00Obama is clearly being advised to avoid merciful p...Obama is clearly being advised to avoid merciful pardon and commutation policies for fear of incurring criticism.This trend, as Ruckman's chart shows, is well established, a symptom of the punitive consensus that controls American public policy. Hopefully, Holder's remarks signal an impending shift in approach.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759794722739894214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13451191670111107802013-08-20T08:12:10.417-05:002013-08-20T08:12:10.417-05:00I see each president pardoning fewer people as the...I see each president pardoning fewer people as the campaign machine goes full time, with well-funded partisans ready to attack any possible mistake. I'm willing to guess the next president will pardon as few or fewer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32336135871006384632013-08-20T06:03:32.341-05:002013-08-20T06:03:32.341-05:00I don't think Obama is afraid of criticism, th...I don't think Obama is afraid of criticism, that's pretty much at the max now and isn't going to change. Nevertheless his admitted past personal drug use and general progressive philosophy makes his stinginess on pardons and sentencing reform hard to understand.<br /><br />Kudos to Eric Holder, the most corrupt AG in history, to at least put forward the notions of drug law enforcement reform.<br /><br />Unfortunately the odd combination most likely only demonstrates the dysfunction of the administration.John C. Key MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151753880353930772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27262703203337348452013-08-19T23:51:58.999-05:002013-08-19T23:51:58.999-05:00President Obama is criticized by regressives for e...President Obama is criticized by regressives for every little thing he does. Possible he is just waiting until the end of his term to sign off on pardons in order that he quells a bit of the hate from the right. Personally, I'd probably do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com