But the worst of Clinton’s last-minute excesses were his unconscionable pardons. Sending the nation one last flip-off, Clinton nepotistically pardoned his brother Roger. Amazingly, ABC’s Cokie Roberts reacted, "If you can’t help your family, who can you help?"

Clinton also granted clemency to Whitewater co-conspirator Susan McDougal. If you can’t exonerate your partners in crime, whom can you exonerate? And, he pardoned Marc Rich, who fled to Switzerland in 1983 to escape a 65-count federal indictment for tax fraud, racketeering and tax evasion charges (maximum sentence: 325 years in jail). He never served a day in jail, but his wife, Denise Rich, contributed almost $1.3 million to Bill's, Hillary's and Al's campaigns and other Democratic causes. If you can’t repay your political friends, whom can you repay?

Clinton gave himself one last pat on the back as he was indulging in one last farewell speech after Bush was sworn in: He intoned repeatedly, "We did a lotta good." No argument from Roger, Susan and Marc.

Excerpt from TownHall , January 24, 2001 Full Article

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