Will George Bush pardon Conrad Black??

Question

After all, if 30 month for Scooter Libby for obstruction of justice, is excessive, than 30 years for Conrad Black for the same offense is outrageous.

Answer 1

First off. Lord Black of Cross Harbour will not suffer the indignity of having his sentence commuted. Indeed he may only spend a couple of years in medium or minimum security.

First off Libby, is a member of George W. Bush's inner circle. Black is not.

Second Libby did the criminal act with no obvious personal benefit. Who he did it for is perfectly obvious. The big problem remains that the same person who granted commutation was the one who, in theory, was also the same person who is being protected.

Black protects only himself. Plus during his diatribes against the betrayers of his life, some of those very same Board of Director members of Hollinger, were themselves part of Bush's inner circle (e.g. Henry Kissinger, Richard Perle). To use a Canadian phrase, Black threw them "under the bus". Another faux pas was that it emerged that David Frum, born in Canada, a very Conservative columnist, and Bush speechwriter (you really didn't think he could find all them fancy words did you?) was receiving a stipend of around $16,000 per month for services rendered. No one, not even Frum, has adequately explained what services? Bush won't touch Black with the robotic arm of the space shuttle. Black's doing the judge's time.

Further, all that I've read indicates that in the usual round of pardons issued by a departing President, Libby's name will be on that pardon list. That happens January of 2009. Lord Black as we see won't make it to the covetted list.

In no way shape or form are the two crimes even similar. Libby was convicted of a crime of making secrets public or illegal disclosure and lieing about it. Black was convicted of money crimes.

Answer 2

The President didn't pardon Mister Libby. He commuted his prison sentence. The conviction still stands. So does the court-ordered period of probation. Mister Libby was convicted of perjury. Specifically, as a Federal officer, he lied under oath to another Federal officer (the U.S. attorney for the Federal Grand Jury). Mister Black has been convicted of fraud.
Please do your homework!

Answer 3

Not unless Conrad has some dope on the White House, the Prez and the VP's dirty work.

Answer 4

pardon all Republicans

Answer 5

Probably not.

Answer 6

YES!!!!!!!!!!