i'm beginning to wonder if the preemptive pardons by the bush administration might not actually happen. months ago someone, maybe it was MatthewB, went against common wisdom and predicted that he wouldn't do it at all. perhaps bush honestly believes that he and his cohorts are in no legal jeopardy and so why issue pardons that seem to presuppose something to be pardoned for? and maybe obama's recent "looking forward" have reassured the bushies that pardons aren't necessary and would just make them look guilty.
maybe, but probably not. i still think the pardons will happen. my main question is when. today would be my first guess, tuesday morning would be my second. i really think it would look bad for bush to hand himself a get out of jail free card for torturing brown people on martin luther king day, but i guess he could do it then. also pardoning on inauguration morning also wouldn't go over well. so that leaves later today. maybe when everyone is watching one of those football games.
or maybe he won't do it at all. for the first time i actually can imagine that being a possibility, albeit a still unlikely one.
