Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Presidential pardon pool

Since election night I have joked with more than one colleague about starting up a pool on how many presidential pardons George W. Bush grants between now and January 20, 2009.  Here's a story from the Houston Chronicle that could lead to the first two.  A Willacy County (Texas) grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in the Federal Detention Center in Willacy County.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There is a pardon pool website now. It is called PardonPool.com. Check it out.