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OnyxCollie

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11. Instead he nominated to the SCOTUS

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Thu Oct 16, 2014, 07:23 PM

Oct 2014

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the Solicitor General (Elena Kagan) who argued that Siegelman should spend 20 years in prison.

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More Bad News For Don Siegelman [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2014 OP

Do you think he will be released in January? Gawd i hope so! arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #1

No, he won't be released in January. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #2

I guess what I meant to ask is do you think he will be arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #4

Instead, he pardoned Oilwellian Oct 2014 #10

Wrong. former9thward Oct 2014 #17

What misconduct? nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #19

They withheld evidence showing Stevens was not guilty. former9thward Oct 2014 #25

Wow, pretty low of them. nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #44

Instead he nominated to the SCOTUS OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #11

Both of these posts disgust me. I didn't know that about EK and all I can say is arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #16

Kagan was rewarded for her part OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #42

Well getting to sing with the Supremes could be seen as a reward. Is he not a arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #47

If you believe Democrats are incorruptible OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #49

Greed is easy to understand but her being a Democrat I would have thought she arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #51

For rational actors, survival is the most important preference. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #52

All of what you've said I cannot disagree with but at the same time it arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #53

When it all begins to unfold, it's soul-crushing. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #56

+ 1000 red dog 1 Oct 2014 #35

But you fail to mention the many virtues of Ms Kagan, truedelphi Oct 2014 #58

I will catch hell for this, but is there any evidence Scrushy *didn't* pay him off? Recursion Oct 2014 #59

Only if Obama issues Executive Clemency. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #26

K&R catrose Oct 2014 #3

Seems there are some very powerful people that don't like Gov Siegelman rhett o rick Oct 2014 #5

I'm sure Obama is worried that a pardon would hurt Democratic Chances in Alabama n2doc Oct 2014 #6

But, but isn't Seigelman popular in Alabama? They elected him governor twice. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #9

Cheney doesn't need a pardon n2doc Oct 2014 #12

Both parties might not be the same, but they sure look out for each other. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #14

Owned by the same people. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #18

In a nutshell. nt woo me with science Oct 2014 #50

no, it's because pardoning siegelman would make Obama seem like an Doctor_J Oct 2014 #38

That's the stupidest thing I've read in a long time. Glad I wasn't involved arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #45

I honestly thought that Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #7

I thought the same thing. He is such a disappointment. nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #20

Obama mtasselin Oct 2014 #8

I wish there was a massive email/fax campaign to the WH regarding this! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #21

I think Change.org has one. I signed one a while back. LoisB Oct 2014 #23

Good to know, thanks! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #43

There has been. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #24

Excellent idea!....Do you think we could start an e-mail/fax campaign right here on DU? red dog 1 Oct 2014 #37

I wish I knew how Move On does it but I'm a true techy idiot. arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #46

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #13

As long as he remains in prison... Blue Owl Oct 2014 #15

Couldn't have said it better, TY! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author MontyPow Oct 2014 #27

Political prisoners in the US. Will he be pardoned at the end of President Obama's term? MontyPow Oct 2014 #28

Wow. Seriously?...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #31

Yes seriously! Gov Don Siegelman is a political prisoner. Someone with a lot of power rhett o rick Oct 2014 #32

Obama is too afraid of the Right Wing backlash from the likes of Rove and co. YOHABLO Oct 2014 #34

I don't think he is afraid of the right-wing at all. The right-wing idiots are tools of the rhett o rick Oct 2014 #54

It's hard to imagine how powerful the unkown players are. summerschild Oct 2014 #40

Absolutely. My understanding of the Governor's MontyPow Oct 2014 #55

Petition to sign - DeeDeeNY Oct 2014 #29

Cliff Arnebeck and John Caylor have been helping him, and something's gotta give here. TheNutcracker Oct 2014 #30

Recommend....It's sad news. He deserves a Presidential Pardon KoKo Oct 2014 #33

I'll bet Senator Warren is for a Presidential pardon of Don Siegelman. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #41

Why the hell doesn't Obama just pardon the man Do it now, while focus is all over the place on ISIS kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #36

because he's a coward Doctor_J Oct 2014 #39

K&R woo me with science Oct 2014 #48

Why the fuck is Siegelman still in prison??????????????????? 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #57

Because he took half a million dollars from a hospital lobbyist and appointed him to the board Recursion Oct 2014 #60

Was Siegelman not a victim of Rovian Machinations 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #61

I don't care. He took money from a lobbyist and appointed him to the board Recursion Oct 2014 #62

"Because he took half a million dollars from a hospital lobbyist and appointed him to the board red dog 1 Oct 2014 #63