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I don't understand your classification of the Rich pardon as a paradigm of Village sleaze. The act of pardoning is a merciful act above all. It is of a completely different nature from ordinary political deal making which is designed to benefit a few at the likely expense or in preference to others. While Mr. Rich certainly benefited in preference to others, doesn't the nature of the underlying behavior matter? And while Mr. Rich may have been a ruthless business man, does it not matter that he was pursued in a criminal prosecution for acts which normally would be pursued as a civil matter?
Again, it was a merciful act, cf. Karl Rove: "I'm going to f$^k him like he's never been f$!ked before."
