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Under the Clinton pardon, Rich would have been able to come home, but still would have had to separate himself from a bushel of money. With all the phony outrage -- or real outrage by silly people -- about the Rich pardon, he is now pardoned, but cannot come home. Happy now?
Now, Bush I pardoned criminals who would have incriminated himself. He pardoned the despicable Armand Hammer. Not a peep.
And after a faint protest, Iran-Contra was dead and gone.
Why exactly is it that the outrage continues against the Clintons? Here's my theory. It's more fun because you have to make up stuff to get outraged against. Whitewater morphed into a million imaginary scandals.
The whole experience is comparable to the experience of being forced to watch a day of cable news, or being beaten about the face and head with eels.
