re: #103 A Man for all Seasons

I could see Obama shortening his sentence to say..5 years..But why? Manning isn’t a sympathetic figure..90% of America want him to rot in hell..

To put it crudely, executive clemency for Manning would give the Republicans a club to use on the Democrats for no good reason. I still remember the last minute pardons Clinton did, and that was a factor in my vote for W in 2000.