A Comment About

Obama Should Think Twice About This Clinton Retread

November 18, 2008 - 12:35 am - by Jennifer Rubin
Don Quixote
2008-11-18 14:33:39

Mr. Hurley wrote:

Typical -
Try getting your fact right before you rant. Holder had nothing to do with the granting of this pardon. Nice try

I’m not sure what pardon Mr. Hurley is referring to, unclear antecedent for “this.” If it is the Rich pardon, I think that the information presented in the article demonstrates that Holder had a major role.

If it is the FALN pardon, then Mr. Hurley may want to check out this URL, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28096. I won’t quote all of the relevant parts of the article, just “Holder played a central role in freeing these terrorists. As the deputy attorney general, he was responsible for signing off on all clemency matters forwarded to the President, and in this case he recommended that clemency be granted — despite vehement opposition from the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, and his own Justice Department.” This would indicate that Mr. Hurley should follow his own advice “try getting your fact (sic) right.