For more information on the bill, see the Congress website.

I’m sure we’re going to see this list grow as Bush’s presidency winds down, and there haven’t been any real notable names on this list so far, but I’m sure we will see some big-time criminals get pardons like Marc Rich from the Clinton pardons.

President Bush Pardons 2008

1. James Leon Adams (1965 selling firearms to out of state residents and falsifying firearms records)[4]
2. Kristan Diane Bullock Akins (1990 Embezzlement by a bank employee)[5]
3. Charles James Allen (1979 conspiracy to defraud the United States. A former federal employee, Allen was convicted for approving payments to James Hilles Associates Inc., a Virginia firm, for office supplies that were never delivered. In return, Allen received car parts, a radio, a freezer and other gifts from the firm. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
4. Tony Dale Ashworth (1989 unlawful transfer of a firearm)[4]
5. Alan Dale Austin (1987 misapplication of mortgage funds)[6]
6. William L. Baker (1980 falsifying records)[7]
7. William Sidney Baldwin Sr. (1981 conspiracy to possess marijuana. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
8. Timothy Evans Barfield (1989 aiding and abetting false statements on a Small Business Administration loan application. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
9. Bruce Louis Bartos (1987 transportation of a machine gun in foreign commerce)[8]
10. George Francis Bauckham (1958 unlawful detention or delay of the mail by a postal employee)[7]
11. David Thomas Billmyer (1978 military conviction for making a false claim)[9]
12. James Allen (Albert) Bodendieck, Sr. (1959 interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle)[10][11]
13. Clyde Philip Boudreaux (1975 military conviction for borrowing money from enlisted men, accepting a noninterest-bearing loan from a government contractor and signing and swearing to a false affidavit. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
14. Gene Armand Bridger (1963 Conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and mail fraud)[12]
15. Marie Georgette Ginette Briere (1982 possession of cocaine with intent to distribute)
16. Kenneth Charles Britt (1998 conspiracy to violate fish and wildlife laws)[7]
17. Jeffrey James Bruce (1994 possession of stolen mail)[10]
18. Charles Wayne Bryant (1962 theft of U.S. mail matter by employee)[10]
19. William Bruce Butt (1990 bank embezzlement))[7]
20. Carl E. Cantrell (1967 moonshining)[13]
21. Charles Winston Carter (1964 conspiracy to steal government property)[13]
22. Meredith Elizabeth Casares (1989 embezzlement of US Postal Service funds)[14]
23. Ronald William Cauley (1980 Misapplication of bank funds by an employee)[5]
24. Cathryn Iline Clasen-Gage (1992 Misprision of a felony)[12]
25. Leslie Owen Collier (unauthorized use of a pesticide and violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act)[1]
26. Thomas Kimble Collinsworth (1989 Receipt of a stolen motor vehicle that had been transported in interstate commerce)[12]
27. Charles Russell Cooper (1959 bootlegging) [6]
28. Milton Kirk Cordes (conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, prohibiting importation into the country of wildlife taken in violation of conservation laws)[1]
29. Anthony John Curreri (1976 Mail fraud) [15]
30. Morris F. Cranmer, Jr. (1988 Making materially false statements to a federally-insured institution)[12]
31. Dale C. Critz, Jr. (1989 making a false statement)
32. Richard Micheal Culpepper (making false statements to the federal government)[1]
33. William Charles Davis (1983 income tax evasion)[9]
34. Randall Leece Deal (1960 and 1964 liquor laws)[4]
35. Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer (reporting or helping cover up a crime)[1]
36. Paul Jude Donnici (September 23, 1993) Use of a telephone in the transmission of wagering information [16]
37. William Henry Eagle (1972 moonshining)[4]
38. Mark Alan Eberwine (1985 conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, and obstructing the assessment of taxes by the Internal Revenue Service and making false declarations to the grand jury. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
39. Rusty Lawrence Elliott (1991 Making counterfeit Federal Reserve notes)[12]
40. Robert Carter Eversole (1984 theft)[4]
41. Gerald Douglas Ficke (1992 money laundering)[14]
42. Harper James Finucan (1980 marijuana possession with intent to distribute)[13]
43. Kenneth Clifford Foner (1991 bank fraud)[4]
44. Anthony Americo Franchi (1983 tax evasion)
45. Colin Earl Francis (1993 accepting a kickback of about $9,000 for helping a vendor for United Technologies Corp.’s Sikorsky Aircraft division, where Francis worked at the time, land a contract. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
46. Victoria Diane Frost (1994 conspiracy to possess)[4]
47. William Grover Frye (1968 AWOL and 1973 sale of stolen car)[4]
48. Joseph Daniel Gavin (1979 military insubordination, drunkenness, threats, and other offenses) [6]
49. George Glenn (1956 accepting $50 bribe while in military)
50. Samuel Wattie Guerry (1984 food stamp fraud)[16]
51. Adam Wade Graham (1992 Conspiracy to deliver 10 or more grams of LSD)[12]
52. Charles E. Hamilton (1989 mail fraud)[16]
53. Stanley Bernard Hamilton 1990 (money order fraud)[4]
54. Brianna Lea Haney (1991 failure to report monetary instruments)[8]
55. Andrew Foster Harley (wrongful use and distribution of marijuana and cocaine)[1]
56. George Thomas Harley (1984 aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
57. Rufus Edward Harris (1963 Possession and selling tax-unpaid whiskey)[12]
58. Jesse Ray Harvey (1990 Property damage by use of explosives and destruction of an energy facility)[12]
59. David Custer Heaston (1988 false statement)[8]
60. Melodie Jean Hebert (1984 defrauding U.S. with false claims)[4]
61. Obie Gene Helton (unauthorized acquisition of food stamps)[1]
62. Carey C. Hice Sr. (income tax evasion)[1]
63. Geneva Yvonne Hogg (bank embezzlement)[1]
64. Patricia Ann Hultman (1985 conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and other controlled substances. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
65. Bobby Frank Kay Sr. (1959 moonshining)[13]
66. James Ernest Kinard, Jr. (1984 fraudulent firearms dealer records)[4]
67. Richard Ardell Krueger (1979 mail fraud and 1980 and false statement on a loan application)[9]
68. Devin Timothy Kruse (1979 AWOL from Coast Guard)[4]
69. Margaret Ann Leggett (1981 false claims)
70. Raul Marin (1982 failure to appear in court) [6]
71. Larry Paul Lenius (1989 Conspiracy to distribute cocaine)[12]
72. Larry Lee Lopez (1985 Conspiracy to import marijuana)[12]
73. Bobbie Archie Maxwell (1962 Mailing a threatening letter)[12]
74. David B. McCall, Jr. (1997 False entry in bank books and aiding and abetting)[17]
75. William Hoyle McCright Jr. (making false entries, books, reports or statements to a bank)[1]
76. Paul Julian McCurdy (misapplication of bank funds)[1]
77. Melvin L. McKee (1982 conspiracy to make false statements on a loan application)[13]
78. Charles McKinley, (1950 moonshining)[13]
79. Michael Mark McLaughlin (1983 mail fraud and conspiracy)[9]
80. Craven Wilford McLemore (1983 Conspiracy to defraud the United States and Caddo County) [15]
81. Denise Bitters Mendelkow (1981 Embezzlement by a bank employee)[12]
82. Michael Robert Moelter (1988 illegal gambling business)[8]
83. Robert Earl Mohon Jr. (conspiracy to distribute marijuana)[1]
84. Billie Curtis Moore (1977 income tax evasion)[9]
85. Ronald Alan Mohrhoff (unlawful use of a telephone in a narcotics felony)[1]
86. Richard Arthur Morse (1963 transportation of a stolen vehicle)[14]
87. Gerard Murphy (1972 car theft)[4]
88. Kenneth Lynn Norris (1993 unlawful disposal of hazardous waste)[16]
89. Joseph Mathew Novak (1994 possession and transfer of an illegal weapon)[4]
90. Eric William Olson (1984 military conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute, possession, and use of hashish. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
91. Glanus Terrell Osborne (1990 possessing a stolen motor vehicle)[11]
92. Donald Lee Pendergrass (1964 armed bank robbery)[13]
93. Fred Dale Pitzer (1976 transportation of falsely made securities)[14]
94. Charles Blurford Power (1948 transportation of a stolen vehicle)[13]
95. Michael John Pozorski (1988 Unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm)[12]
96. Daniel Figh Pue III (illegal treatment, storage and disposal of a hazardous waste without a permit)[1]
97. James Edward Reed (1975 marijuana possession with intent to distribute)[9]
98. Thomas R. Reece (1969 violating the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to alcohol. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
99. Cecil John Rhodes (1981 false statement on a loan application)[14]
100. John Louis Ribando (1976 and 1978 marijuana dealing)[4]
101. Larry Gene Ross (1989 making false statements in a bank loan application. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
102. Ernest Rudnet (1992 conspiracy to file false tax returns) [6]
103. Gary L. Saltzburg (1995 theft of government property) [6]
104. John Gregory Schillace (1988 conspiracy to possess cocaine for distribution)[13]
105. Russell Don Sell (1995 aiding and abetting a false statement on a loan application)[14]
106. Stephen Davis Simmons (1981 Possession of counterfeit obligations)[5]
107. Scott LaVerne Sparks (1989 theft of government property)[9]
108. Wendy St. Charles (1984 conspiracy to trade narcotics and cocaine distribution)[13]
109. David Lloyd St. Croix (1989 disposal of stolen explosives)[6]
110. Jearld David Swanner (1991 making false statements in a bank loan application. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
111. James Walter Taylor (1991 bank fraud. Pardoned December 21, 2006)
112. Johnson Heyward Tisdale (1994 food stamp fraud)[16]
113. Edward Rodriguez Trevino, Jr. (1997 theft, convicted in military court)[4]
114. Janet Theone Upton (1975 mail fraud. pardoned December 21, 2006)
115. Orion Lynn Vick (aiding and abetting the theft of government property)[1]
116. Jerry Dean Walker (1989 cocaine distribution)[4]
117. Joseph William Warner (1995 arson on an Indian reservation)[6]
118. Mark Lewis Weber (1981 Selling Quaalude tablets, selling, using, and possessing marijuana )[12]
119. Roger Charles Weber (1969 Theft from an interstate shipment)[5]
120. Mariano Garza Caballero (1984 dealing in firearms without a license)[7]
121. Anthony C. Foglio aka Tony Foley(1996 distributing marijuana)[7]
122. Marvin Robert Foster (1968 making a false statement in connection with a Federal Housing Administration loan)[7]
123. Carl Harry Hachmeister (1985 conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud)[7]
124. William Marcus McDonald (1984 Air Force court-martial for cocaine and marijuana charges)[7]
125. Robert Michael Milroy (1975 heroin importation)[7]
126. Jerry Lynn Moldenhauer (1994 selling migratory bird parts in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act)[7]
127. Thomas Donald Moldenhauer (1994 selling migratory bird parts in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act)[7]
128. Richard James Putney (1996 aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner)[7]
129. Timothy Alfred Thone (1987 making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to obtain a mortgage)[7]
130. Lonnie Edward Two Eagle Sr. (1976 misdemeanor simple assault on an Indian reservation)[7]
131. Jimmy Lee Williams (1995 false statements on a loan application)[13]
132. William Charles Jordan Jr. (1997 conspiracy to gamble regarding football)[11]
133. Jeffrey James Bruce (1994 possessing stolen mail)[11]
134. Jackie Ray Clayborn (1993 marijuana charges)[11]
135. John Fornaby (1991 conspiring to distribute cocaine)[11]
136. Melton Harrell (1976 stealing government property)[11]
137. Saul Kaplan (1992 violating the Federal Election Campaign Act)[11]
138. John F. McDermott (1995 receiving kickbacks in defense procurement contracts)[11]
139. William James Norman (1970 moonshining)[11]
140. Gordon Allen Brown (1979 stealing government property) )[11]
141. John Forté[18]

And they say 71 as if she’s really old, and …a grandmother. But the funny thing is, John McCain is 72, and older than this old Grandma. Did people actually want to elect a 72 year old?

Barack Obama delivered his 30 minute address to the nation, and truly presented who he is, and what he stands for.

Forget about the economic crisis, the war in Iraq, let’s get to the tough questions about a guy who doesn’t matter. Unless of course you consider the fly-over states important..

The Tough Questions for Joe The Plumber

Is Joe really a plumber?

Mr Wurzelbacher has acknowledged he doesn’t have a plumber’s license, but said he didn’t need one because he works for someone else at a company that does residential work.

Does Joe like to pay taxes?

Reports have said that court documents show he owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes.

Will Joe pay more under Obama’s plan?

So today, Joe, who said he makes much less than $250,000, reluctantly admitted Obama would lower his taxes.

Is Joe The Plumber going to change his business name?

What is probably the best brand in the country right now it “Joe The Plumber” I don’t doubt we’ll see plumbers all over the country changing their names to get part of this plumber-hysteria!

Can we call her by her first name? Sarah Palin has been investigated by her own state for violating ethics code, yet nobody cares.

In other news, Sarah Palin is going to be on SNL…

Joe the Plumber

Sarah Palin

So we have Bill Clinton who got a blowjob in the white house from a hussy, we have Elliot Spitzer who has a high-class call girl with a music career, John Edwards who sleeps with an aide because his wife may not have been serving her country to the fullest extent, here’s how she could..

And then we have Mark Foley IMing with a dude, Richard Curtis of Washington who voted against 2 gay rights bill who was exposed in a gay scandal, Larry Craig who did something in a bathroom in Minnesota.

Take Your Pick: Where Do You Stand On The Political Aisle?

Here is the press release from Tim Mahoney, …when will they learn?

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Hours after a married congressman addressed a report that he had an affair with a former aide and paid her to keep quiet about, details of a purported tryst with a second woman surfaced.

Though Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney did not directly mention allegations first reported by ABC News, that he had been involved with the former aide, he issued a statement apologizing to his family but denying he’d done anything illegal.

Later Tuesday, a person close to his campaign told The Associated Press that Mahoney also was having an affair with a second woman around the same time.

At Least Elliot Spitzer Was Straight

(The Maf54 was Mark Foley)

Maf54 (8:03:47 PM): what you wearing

Xxxxxxxxx (8:04:04 PM): normal clothes

Xxxxxxxxx (8:04:09 PM): tshirt and shorts

Maf54 (8:04:17 PM): um so a big buldge

Xxxxxxxxx (8:04:35 PM): ya

Maf54 (8:04:45 PM): um

Maf54 (8:04:58 PM): love to slip them off of you

Xxxxxxxxx (8:05:08 PM): haha

Maf54 (8:05:53 PM): and gram the one eyed snake

Maf54 (8:06:13 PM): grab

Xxxxxxxxx (8:06:53 PM): not tonight…dont get to excited

Maf54 (8:07:12 PM): well your hard

Xxxxxxxxx (8:07:45 PM): that is true

Maf54 (8:08:03 PM): and a little horny

So what do you think? Are these accurate? Weigh in on the comments what you think the real most liberal and conservative TV shows are.

The Most Conservative and Liberal TV Shows

This scale probably isn’t the best judge for conservative tv shows and liberal tv shows, but it’s fun to look at

Luckily the results are not completely bashing on Republicans, so the results might be respected and noted upon instead of bashed as ‘spin’. There’s nothing worse than scientific research that is 100% one-sided, as it really hurts the cause since people are so used to all studies being biased.

Below are the studies and their conclusions, from the original Gawker article:

Conservatives Are Scared A Lot

Rice University Political Scientist John Alford published some research in the creatively named journal Science about a possible biological basis to liberalism and conservatism. Basically, “46 mostly white Midwesterners who self-identified as having strong political beliefs” were shown “threatening images” (“a large spider on someone’s face, a bloodied person and maggot-filled wound”). The conservatives were more scared, of all of the images. Or, as Newsweek puts it, “illegal immigrants may = spiders = gay marriages = maggot-filled wounds = abortion rights = bloodied faces. ” Liberals were not sensitive to the scary images. Which means they’re biologically inferior, because they’d die if a gay spider tried to abort their faces to death. Notable problems with this study: small sample, also wtf this doesn’t explain anything.

Conservatives Refuse to Believe “Facts”

The most upsetting and alarming research? Probably Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler’s backfire effect study. In that, the political scientists took two groups of volunteers and gave them the Bush administration’s prewar claims that Iraq was a threat and had weapons of mass destruction.

One group was given a refutation — the comprehensive 2004 Duelfer report that concluded that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction before the United States invaded in 2003. Thirty-four percent of conservatives told only about the Bush administration’s claims thought Iraq had hidden or destroyed its weapons before the U.S. invasion, but 64 percent of conservatives who heard both claim and refutation thought that Iraq really did have the weapons. The refutation, in other words, made the misinformation worse.

Conservatives Have An Entirely Different Moral Code

This should bring you down, a little bit. Jonathan Haidt, a psychologist, wrote a lengthy anthropological investigation into why people vote for Republicans. It’s not the Thomas Frank “they are distracted by bullshit” explanation, though it is related: they have different cultural standards of ethics and morality! Liberals and college students define morality as “how we treat each other,” conservatives attach more significance to “supporting essential institutions, and living in a sanctified and noble way.” Liberals recognize fairness and care as important moral virtues, conservatives add to that loyalty, respect for authority, and duty. The educated moral relativism worldview is fundamentally incompatible with the way like 50% of America thinks, and stereotypes about out-of-touch elitist coastal democrats are basically correct. Sigh.