Brian McNamee's lawyer suggested today that Roger Clemens would be pardoned by President George W. Bush. His rationale for this is because of how hard his client (McNamee) was hit by the Republicans during yesterday's hearings.
"It would be the easiest thing in the world for George W. Bush, given the corrupt proclivities of his administration, to say Roger Clemens is an American hero, Roger Clemens helped children," Emery said in a telephone interview. "It's my belief they have some reason to believe they can get a pardon."
I watched the hearings yesterday. Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) really hammered McNamee on false statements that McNamee made and DID admit to making yesterday. So in that regard, if McNamee made false statements and he admits to them, then questions should center on those issues.
But I tend to agree with the basic premise here. We all know that Bush was owner of the Texas Rangers and he is a huge baseball fan. So I could envision a Clemens pardon should we reach that point. |
